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RPMBUILD(8)                                    System Manager's Manual                                    RPMBUILD(8)



NAME
       rpmbuild - Build RPM Package(s)

SYNOPSIS
   BUILDING PACKAGES:
       rpmbuild {-ba|-bb|-bp|-bc|-bi|-bl|-bs} [rpmbuild-options] SPECFILE ...



       rpmbuild {-ta|-tb|-tp|-tc|-ti|-tl|-ts} [rpmbuild-options] TARBALL ...



       rpmbuild {--rebuild|--recompile} SOURCEPKG ...


   MISCELLANEOUS:
       rpmbuild --showrc


   rpmbuild-options
        [--buildroot DIRECTORY] [--clean] [--nobuild]
        [--rmsource] [--rmspec] [--short-circuit]
        [--noclean] [--nocheck]
        [--target PLATFORM]


DESCRIPTION
       rpmbuild is used to build both binary and source software packages.  A package consists of an archive of files
       and meta-data used to install and erase the  archive  files.  The  meta-data  includes  helper  scripts,  file
       attributes,  and  descriptive information about the package.  Packages come in two varieties: binary packages,
       used to encapsulate software to be installed, and source packages, containing the source code and recipe  nec‐
       essary to produce binary packages.

       One  of the following basic modes must be selected: Build Package, Build Package from Tarball, Recompile Pack‐
       age, Show Configuration.

   GENERAL OPTIONS
       These options can be used in all the different modes.

       -?, --help
              Print a longer usage message then normal.

       --version
              Print a single line containing the version number of rpm being used.

       --quiet
              Print as little as possible - normally only error messages will be displayed.

       -v     Print verbose information - normally routine progress messages will be displayed.

       -vv    Print lots of ugly debugging information.

       --rcfile FILELIST
              Each of the files in the colon separated FILELIST is read sequentially by rpm for configuration  infor‐
              mation.  Only the first file in the list must exist, and tildes will be expanded to the value of $HOME.

       -D, --define='MACRO EXPR'
              Defines MACRO with value EXPR.

   BUILD OPTIONS
       The general form of an rpm build command is

       rpmbuild -bSTAGE|-tSTAGE [      rpmbuild-options
        ] FILE ...


       The argument used is -b if a spec file is being used to build the package  and  -t  if  rpmbuild  should  look
       inside  of a (possibly compressed) tar file for the spec file to use. After the first argument, the next char‐
       acter (STAGE) specifies the stages of building and packaging to be done and is one of:

       -ba    Build binary and source packages (after doing the %prep, %build, and %install stages).

       -bb    Build a binary package (after doing the %prep, %build, and %install stages).

       -bp    Executes the "%prep" stage from the spec file. Normally this involves unpacking the sources and  apply‐
              ing any patches.

       -bc    Do  the  "%build"  stage from the spec file (after doing the %prep stage).  This generally involves the
              equivalent of a "make".

       -bi    Do the "%install" stage from the spec file (after doing the %prep and %build stages).   This  generally
              involves the equivalent of a "make install".

       -bl    Do  a  "list check".  The "%files" section from the spec file is macro expanded, and checks are made to
              verify that each file exists.

       -bs    Build just the source package.

       The following options may also be used:

       --buildroot DIRECTORY
              When building a package, override the BuildRoot tag with directory DIRECTORY.

       --clean
              Remove the build tree after the packages are made.

       --nobuild
              Do not execute any build stages. Useful for testing out spec files.

       --noclean
              Do not execute %clean build stage even if present in spec.

       --nocheck
              Do not execute %check build stage even if present in spec.

       --nodeps
              Do not verify build dependencies.

       --rmsource

              get_cpu, and %_target_os accordingly.

   REBUILD AND RECOMPILE OPTIONS
       There are two other ways to invoke building with rpm:

       rpmbuild --rebuild|--recompile SOURCEPKG ...


       When  invoked  this way, rpmbuild installs the named source package, and does a prep, compile and install.  In
       addition, --rebuild builds a new binary package. When the build has completed, the build directory is  removed
       (as in --clean) and the the sources and spec file for the package are removed.

   SHOWRC
       The command

       rpmbuild --showrc


       shows  the values rpmbuild will use for all of the options are currently set in rpmrc and macros configuration
       file(s).

FILES
   rpmrc Configuration
       /usr/lib/rpm/rpmrc
       /usr/lib/rpm/redhat/rpmrc
       /etc/rpmrc
       ~/.rpmrc

   Macro Configuration
       /usr/lib/rpm/macros
       /usr/lib/rpm/redhat/macros
       /etc/rpm/macros
       ~/.rpmmacros

   Temporary
       /var/tmp/rpm*

SEE ALSO
       gendiff(1),
       popt(3),
       rpm(8),
       rpm2cpio(8),
       rpmkeys(8)
       rpmspec(8),
       rpmsign(8),

       rpmbuild --help - as rpm supports customizing the options via popt aliases it's impossible to  guarantee  that
       what's described in the manual matches what's available.

       http://www.rpm.org/ <URL:http://www.rpm.org/>

AUTHORS
       Marc Ewing <[email protected]>
       Jeff Johnson <[email protected]>