how to build a package?

External Since: May 28, 2004 Posts: 20

Given that I can compile the source and put the installed files
into $RPM_BUILD_ROOT, how do I tell rpmbuild to simply take the
files I have put there and place them into a *.rpm?

Mike

External Since: Apr 02, 2004 Posts: 199

On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 14:54:16 +0000 Mike wrote:

> Given that I can compile the source and put the installed files
> into $RPM_BUILD_ROOT, how do I tell rpmbuild to simply take the
> files I have put there and place them into a *.rpm?
>
> Mike

In %install section of the .spec file; see www.rpm.org for howtos and
detailed instructions.

Alexander

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