RPMBUILD(8)                                                                                                          RPMBUILD(8)



NAME
       rpmbuild - Build RPM Package(s)

SYNOPSIS
   BUILDING PACKAGES:
       rpmbuild {-ba|-bb|-bp|-bc|-bi|-bl|-bs} [rpmbuild-options] SPECFILE ...



       rpmbuild {-ta|-tb|-tp|-tc|-ti|-tl|-ts} [rpmbuild-options] TARBALL ...



       rpmbuild {--rebuild|--recompile} SOURCEPKG ...


   MISCELLANEOUS:
       rpmbuild --showrc


   rpmbuild-options
        [--buildroot DIRECTORY] [--clean] [--nobuild]
        [--rmsource] [--rmspec] [--short-circuit] [--sign]
        [--target PLATFORM]


DESCRIPTION
       rpmbuild  is used to build both binary and source software packages.  A package consists of an archive of files and meta-
       data used to install and erase the archive files. The meta-data includes helper scripts, file attributes, and descriptive
       information  about  the  package.   Packages  come  in two varieties: binary packages, used to encapsulate software to be
       installed, and source packages, containing the source code and recipe necessary to produce binary packages.

       One of the following basic modes must be selected: Build Package, Build Package from  Tarball,  Recompile  Package,  Show
       Configuration.

   GENERAL OPTIONS
       These options can be used in all the different modes.

       -?, --help
              Print a longer usage message then normal.

       --version
              Print a single line containing the version number of rpm being used.

       --quiet
              Print as little as possible - normally only error messages will be displayed.

       -v     Print verbose information - normally routine progress messages will be displayed.

       -vv    Print lots of ugly debugging information.

       --rcfile FILELIST
              Each of the files in the colon separated FILELIST is read sequentially by rpm for configuration information.  Only
              the first file in the list must exist, and tildes will be expanded to the value of $HOME.  The default FILELIST is
              /usr/lib/rpm/rpmrc:/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/rpmrc:/etc/rpmrc:~/.rpmrc.

       --pipe CMD
              Pipes the output of rpm to the command CMD.

       --dbpath DIRECTORY
              Use the database in DIRECTORY rather than the default path /var/lib/rpm

       --root DIRECTORY
              Use  the file system tree rooted at DIRECTORY for all operations.  Note that this means the database within DIREC-
              TORY will be used for dependency checks and any scriptlet(s) (e.g.  %post if installing, or %prep if  building,  a
              package) will be run after a chroot(2) to DIRECTORY.

   BUILD OPTIONS
       The general form of an rpm build command is

       rpmbuild -bSTAGE|-tSTAGE [      rpmbuild-options
        ] FILE ...


       The  argument  used  is  -b  if a spec file is being used to build the package and -t if rpmbuild should look inside of a
       (possibly compressed) tar file for the spec file to use. After the first argument, the next character  (STAGE)  specifies
       the stages of building and packaging to be done and is one of:

       -ba    Build binary and source packages (after doing the %prep, %build, and %install stages).

       -bb    Build a binary package (after doing the %prep, %build, and %install stages).

       -bp    Executes  the  "%prep"  stage  from  the  spec file. Normally this involves unpacking the sources and applying any
              patches.

       -bc    Do the "%build" stage from the spec file (after doing the %prep stage).  This generally involves the equivalent of
              a "make".

       -bi    Do the "%install" stage from the spec file (after doing the %prep and %build stages).  This generally involves the
              equivalent of a "make install".

       -bl    Do a "list check".  The "%files" section from the spec file is macro expanded, and checks are made to verify  that
              each file exists.

       -bs    Build just the source package.

       The following options may also be used:

       --buildroot DIRECTORY
              When building a package, override the BuildRoot tag with directory DIRECTORY.

       --clean
              Remove the build tree after the packages are made.

       --nobuild
              Do not execute any build stages. Useful for testing out spec files.

       --nodeps
              Do not verify build dependencies.

       --rmsource
              Remove the sources after the build (may also be used standalone, e.g. "rpmbuild --rmsource foo.spec").

       --rmspec
              Remove the spec file after the build (may also be used standalone, eg. "rpmbuild --rmspec foo.spec").

       --short-circuit
              Skip  straight  to specified stage (i.e., skip all stages leading up to the specified stage).  Only valid with -bc
              and -bi.

       --sign Embed a GPG signature in the package. This signature can be used to verify the integrity and  the  origin  of  the
              package.  See the section on GPG SIGNATURES in rpm(8) for configuration details.

       --target PLATFORM
              When  building  the  package,  interpret PLATFORM as arch-vendor-os and set the macros %_target, %_target_cpu, and
              %_target_os accordingly.

   REBUILD AND RECOMPILE OPTIONS
       There are two other ways to invoke building with rpm:

       rpmbuild --rebuild|--recompile SOURCEPKG ...


       When invoked this way, rpmbuild installs the named source package, and does a prep, compile and  install.   In  addition,
       --rebuild  builds  a new binary package. When the build has completed, the build directory is removed (as in --clean) and
       the the sources and spec file for the package are removed.

   SHOWRC
       The command

       rpmbuild --showrc


       shows the values rpmbuild will use for all of the options are currently set in rpmrc and macros configuration file(s).

FILES
   rpmrc Configuration
       /usr/lib/rpm/rpmrc
       /usr/lib/rpm/redhat/rpmrc
       /etc/rpmrc
       ~/.rpmrc

   Macro Configuration
       /usr/lib/rpm/macros
       /usr/lib/rpm/redhat/macros
       /etc/rpm/macros
       ~/.rpmmacros

   Database
       /var/lib/rpm/Basenames
       /var/lib/rpm/Conflictname
       /var/lib/rpm/Dirnames
       /var/lib/rpm/Filemd5s
       /var/lib/rpm/Group
       /var/lib/rpm/Installtid
       /var/lib/rpm/Name
       /var/lib/rpm/Packages
       /var/lib/rpm/Providename
       /var/lib/rpm/Provideversion
       /var/lib/rpm/Pubkeys
       /var/lib/rpm/Removed
       /var/lib/rpm/Requirename
       /var/lib/rpm/Requireversion
       /var/lib/rpm/Sha1header
       /var/lib/rpm/Sigmd5
       /var/lib/rpm/Triggername

   Temporary
       /var/tmp/rpm*

SEE ALSO
       popt(3),
       rpm2cpio(8),
       gendiff(1),
       rpm(8),

       rpmbuild --help - as rpm supports customizing the options via popt aliases  it's  impossible  to  guarantee  that  what's
       described in the manual matches what's available.

       http://www.rpm.org/ <URL:http://www.rpm.org/>;

AUTHORS
       Marc Ewing <marcATredhat.com>
       Jeff Johnson <jbjATredhat.com>
       Erik Troan <ewtATredhat.com>



Red Hat, Inc.                                             09 June 2002                                               RPMBUILD(8)