Not sure this really answers your question although it is related and someone might find it useful.
I just stumbled across a little program for nix called "CheckInstall" ( http://asic-linux.com.mx/~izto/checkinstall/ ). Looks like it could be useful in at least getting some rpm's built quickly. >From the site's frontpage: "A lot of people has asked me how can they remove from their boxes a program they compiled and installed from source. Some times -very few- the program's author adds an uninstall rule to their Makefile, but that's not usually the case. This is my primary reason to write CheckInstall. After you ./configure; make your program, CheckInstall will run make install (or whatever you tell it to run) and keep track of every file modified by this installation, using the excelent installwatch utility written by Pancrazio 'Ezio' de Mauro ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). When make install is done, CheckInstall will create a Slackware, RPM or Debian compatible package and install it with Slackware's installpkg, "rpm -i" or Debian's "dpkg -i" as appropriate, so you can view it's contents with pkgtool ("rpm -ql" for RPM users or "dpkg -l" for Debian) or remove it with removepkg ("rpm -e"|"dpkg -r"). Additionally, this script will leave you a copy of the installed package in the source directory so you can install it wherever you want, which is my second motivation: I don't have to compile the same software again and again every time I need to install it on another box :-)." There is also a short how-to => http://www.lycoris.org/sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=50 On the Lycoris (worth checking out as well)web site. Best Regards, Noah Genner SOHO Computing Solutions [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: phm1a [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: July 23, 2002 7:59 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [e-smith-devinfo] building rpms Hmm, some may call it the wimpy way out, but I use Midnight Commander (mc) to open them. Other than the minor glitch of showing the cpio files as zero size, it does open them, and nearly anything else I've tried to use it on. It came already installed on my 4.x -> 5.1.2 upgraded box, so why not? Just type mc at the command line. Use the F-keys and arrows to nav and operate. The command list at the bottom refers to the F-key numbers. > On Tue, 23 Jul 2002 14:01, Rob Wellesley wrote: > > Hi all > > > > Examining the guts of existing RPMs seems like a good way to start learning > > how to build them. How do I get beyond rpm -qip or - ql and actually read > > the internal scripts? > rpm2cpio on the real rpm and the src.rpm might be what you need? -- Please report bugs to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] (only) to discuss security issues Support for registered customers and partners to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives by mail and http://www.mail-archive.com/devinfo%40lists.e-smith.org -- Please report bugs to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] (only) to discuss security issues Support for registered customers and partners to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives by mail and http://www.mail-archive.com/devinfo%40lists.e-smith.org
