Linux in a Nutshell, Fifth Edition

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Package

Management

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--nobuild

Go through the motions, but don’t execute any build stages. Used for testing

spec files.

--rmsource

Remove the source files when the build is done. Can be used as a standalone

option with rpm to clean up files separately from creating the packages.

--rmspec

Remove the spec file when the build is done. Like --rmsource, --rmspec can

be used as a standalone option with rpmbuild.

--short-circuit

Can be used with -bc and -bi to skip previous stages that already ran success-

fully. With --short-circuit, -bc starts directly at the build stage and -bi starts

with the install stage.

--sign

Add a GPG signature to the package for verifying its integrity and origin.

--target platform

When building the package, set the macros %_target, %_target_arch, and

%_target_os to the value indicated by platform.

Two other options can be used standalone with rpmbuild to recompile or rebuild

a package:

--rebuild source-pkgfile...

Like --recompile, but also build a new binary package. Remove the build

directory, the source files, and the spec file once the build is complete.

--recompile source-pkgfile...

Install the named source package, and prep, compile, and install the package.

Finally, the --showrc option is used to show the current rpmbuild configuration: ...