Jonathan Wilson wrote:
> Howdy,
>
> I'm moving from SuSE to linux and have a small problem:
>
> First let me state the I strongly prefer to use RPMs over tarballs when
> available.
> Second, unless a given rpm can be found that states it is made for my exact
> distro and version (ie. SuSE 6.4 or Red hat 6.2) I like to build my own
> from src.rpms.
>
> I suse I used to do as follows:
>
> wget someserver.com/pub/foo.src.rpm
> rpm --rebuild foo.src.rpm
>
> When that was finished, I'd have a foo.i386.rpm in
> /usr/src/packages/RPMS/i386 .
>
> Then I'd install it: rpm -ihv /usr/src/packages/RPMS/i386/foo.i386.rpm
>
> But when I try this in Red Hat, instead of making an rpm, it splats files
> all over the place (ok that's exagerated - I"m sure it puts them in the
> place they're supposed to go) just like a tarball, and if I do rpm -q foo
> it says foo not installed, even thought foo has OBVIOUSLY bee compiled and
> "installed" in the traditional make ; make install sense.
>
> I do not want this, I _wnat- the rpm - especialy because I then want to
> install it on several boxes without recompiling.
>
> I read the man for RPM and according to it, --rebuild _also_ installs it -
> as I now witness on Red Hat 6.2.
>
> Is there a way to get it to make an rpm like it does on SuSE, instead of
> just "make ; make install" ing it???
>
> If so I'd sure appreciate someone filling me in on the info :-)
>
> JW
rpm -bb src.rpm will Build a Binary rpm and leave it in
usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386
Not sure about the options to use the i686 type stuff.
Bret
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