[ale] Rpm src.rpm

[Jason Day]

On Mon, Apr 12, 2004 at 10:36:19AM -0400, Jonathan Glass wrote:
> 
> > Can someone show me how to install one of these files
> > XXXXXXXX-X.X.X-X.src.rpm_______________________________________________
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> 
> # rpm -ivh x.src.rpm <- install the src files
> # cd /usr/src/redhat/SPECS
> # rpmbuild x.spec -bb <- compile the source files into an rpm file
> # cd /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386
> # rpm -ivh x.i386.rpm <- install the newly compiled rpm file

A faster way:

rpmbuild --rebuild x.src.rpm

This will create the source rpm in $RPMHOME/SOURCES and the binary in
$RPMHOME/RPMS/$ARCH.

Jason
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