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* other development utils I use: quilt
* other development utils I use: quilt


= easy flashing from USB =
= questions =
* download osXYZ.img and osXYZ.crc to usb drive
* `uname -m` gives i686, but fedora is i386, when installing gives errors like:
* plug usb drive into XO
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
* press esc during boot to reach openfirmware prompt

* run <tt>copy-nand u:\osXYZ.img</tt>?
= monday =
* this wipes everything
* 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

Revision as of 17:28, 16 June 2008

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

misc

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

additional notes for XO devel

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

easy flashing from USB

  • download osXYZ.img and osXYZ.crc to usb drive
  • plug usb drive into XO
  • press esc during boot to reach openfirmware prompt
  • run copy-nand u:\osXYZ.img?
  • this wipes everything
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