User:DanielDrake/Notes

RPM dev

initial setup

• install packages: fedora-rpmdevtools yum-utils
• run rpmdev-setuptree to create ~/rpmbuild hierarchy and .rpmmacros settings

obtaining/unpacking source and preparing build env

• Find the source RPM either in the fedora archives or run yumdownloader --source <package>
• install build-dependencies: sudo yum-builddep foo.src.rpm
• unpack the sources: rpm -Uvh foo.src.rpm

unpacking sources

• only if you want to generate new patches or whatever: cd ~/SPECS; rpmbuild -bp --target=`uname -m` foo.spec

building

• cd ~/SPECS; rpmbuild -bb --target=`uname -m` foo.spec
• output is in ~/RPMS/<arch>

installing

• sudo rpm -ivh --force ../RPMS/foo.rpm

links

• install custom kernel: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/CustomKernel
  • includes some of the above
• how to use rpm: http://www.rpm.org/max-rpm/
• fedora packager's handbook
• building packages guide
• fedora package cvs

misc

• query installed sofware version: rpm -q <package>

additional notes for XO devel

• other packages needed: git
• other development utils I use: quilt

questions

• `uname -m` gives i686, but fedora is i386, when installing gives errors like:

file /usr/bin/sudo from install of sudo-1.6.9p13-4.fc9.i686 conflicts with file from package sudo-1.6.9p13-4.fc9.i386

monday

• mail RSA key to sysadmin@laptop.org for dev.laptop.org account
• apply for fedora developer access as per http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Developer/Fedora