CentOS docs - Jul 2008 - Create page about rebuilding SRPMS and preparing RPM environment

Hello,

As discussed on the centos-users list, I would like to create some
pages on the CentOS Wiki with instructions on how to set up your
environment to build RPMs and how to rebuild RPMs. This content today
exists here:
http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/I_need_the_Kernel_Source#head-a8dae925eec15786df9f6f8c918eff16bf67be0d

I would suggest creating these two:

1) http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/RebuildSRPM
-> what SRPMs are, how to download them, how to install them, how to
rebuild them
-> link to the other page on how to set up your rpm-build environment

2) http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/SetupRpmBuildEnvironment
-> install "rpm-build" package with yum
-> set up ~/.rpmmacros
-> tips on packages that are usually needed when building rpms
(*-devel, gcc, make, etc.)

Once those pages are done, the page on "building the kernel" may refer
to that one for the generic instructions on how to set up rpm building
environment.

My WikiUserName is FilipeBrandenburger.

Thanks!
Filipe

On 11/07/2008, Filipe Brandenburger <filbranden at gmail.com>
wrote:
>
> This content today exists here:
>
>
http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/I_need_the_Kernel_Source#head-a8dae925eec15786df9f6f8c918eff16bf67be0d

By all means refer to it but please do not modify it.

I would suggest creating these two:
>
> 1) http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/RebuildSRPM
> -> what SRPMs are, how to download them, how to install them, how to
> rebuild them
> -> link to the other page on how to set up your rpm-build environment

What "other page"?

2)
http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/SetupRpmBuildEnvironment
> -> install "rpm-build" package with yum
> -> set up ~/.rpmmacros
> -> tips on packages that are usually needed when building rpms
> (*-devel, gcc, make, etc.)

 Yes.

Once those pages are done, the page on "building the kernel" may
refer
> to that one for the generic instructions on how to set up rpm building
> environment.

No.

Alan.
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On Fri, 11 Jul 2008, Filipe Brandenburger wrote:
> As discussed on the centos-users list, I would like to create some
> pages on the CentOS Wiki with instructions on how to set up your
> environment to build RPMs and how to rebuild RPMs.
ummm ... it exists several places .. also, out pointers at:
    http://wiki.centos.org/PackageManagement/Rpm
> I would suggest creating these two:
> 1) http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/RebuildSRPM
> 2) http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/SetupRpmBuildEnvironment
I guess the question in my mind becomes multiplication and 
maintenance.

How is it a win to add yet more pages, rather than extend the 
existing one; the whole topic of packag building -- as root, 
as an end user, in a chroot, in a chroot with defined base 
packages, using one of the several tools from mach, on ... ?

-- Russ herrold

Hi,

Without trying to start another heated discussion, are we going to
create a specific page on creating a building infrastructure for RPMs
and on how to rebuild a SRPM? My original e-mail from last week
follows. Please let me know if you want me to contribute.

Thanks a lot,
Filipe



On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 10:49, Filipe Brandenburger
<filbranden at gmail.com> wrote:
> As discussed on the centos-users list, I would like to create some
> pages on the CentOS Wiki with instructions on how to set up your
> environment to build RPMs and how to rebuild RPMs. This content today
> exists here:
>
http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/I_need_the_Kernel_Source#head-a8dae925eec15786df9f6f8c918eff16bf67be0d
>
> I would suggest creating these two:
>
> 1) http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/RebuildSRPM
> -> what SRPMs are, how to download them, how to install them, how to
> rebuild them
> -> link to the other page on how to set up your rpm-build environment
>
> 2) http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/SetupRpmBuildEnvironment
> -> install "rpm-build" package with yum
> -> set up ~/.rpmmacros
> -> tips on packages that are usually needed when building rpms
> (*-devel, gcc, make, etc.)
>
> Once those pages are done, the page on "building the kernel" may
refer
> to that one for the generic instructions on how to set up rpm building
> environment.
>
> My WikiUserName is FilipeBrandenburger.

Hi all,

Sorry for the delay, the last few weeks were hectic.

I have a first version of the pages:
- http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/SetupRpmBuildEnvironment
- http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/RebuildSRPM

Let me know what you think. Feel free to suggest changes and
additions, I'll be happy to change the pages according to them.

If anyone wants to collaborate in further writing and editing the
pages, I will be more than happy to share write access to them with
anyone.

I hope you like it!
Filipe



On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 10:49, Filipe Brandenburger
<filbranden at gmail.com> wrote:
> As discussed on the centos-users list, I would like to create some
> pages on the CentOS Wiki with instructions on how to set up your
> environment to build RPMs and how to rebuild RPMs. This content today
> exists here:
>
http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/I_need_the_Kernel_Source#head-a8dae925eec15786df9f6f8c918eff16bf67be0d
>
> I would suggest creating these two:
>
> 1) http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/RebuildSRPM
> -> what SRPMs are, how to download them, how to install them, how to
> rebuild them
> -> link to the other page on how to set up your rpm-build environment
>
> 2) http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/SetupRpmBuildEnvironment
> -> install "rpm-build" package with yum
> -> set up ~/.rpmmacros
> -> tips on packages that are usually needed when building rpms
> (*-devel, gcc, make, etc.)