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klakshman03

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Source (tar) file to rpm

« on: October 06, 2007, 04:50:09 AM »

hi grp
Can anybody tell me how to convert a source file which is in tar.gz format to .rpm format

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Re: Source (tar) file to rpm

« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2007, 04:52:11 PM »

Why you want to do that ?
Creating RPM packages requires little advance knowledge in linux
http://genetikayos.com/code/repos/rpm-tutorial/trunk/rpm-tutorial.html


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Re: Source (tar) file to rpm

« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2007, 09:09:27 PM »

1. Always use Maximum RPM tutorial as your refrence.

2. Use "rpmbuild" utility. Also if that source tarball comes with the RPM specfile "application-file.spec". Then, you are very luck. Else, you need to write one.

Take note that, normally if you use source RPM packages (i.e. app-1.2.3.src.i386.rpm) from the distro itself. You are 100% lucky that it has already the spce files.


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