User:DanielDrake/Notes
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RPM dev
initial setup
- install packages: fedora-rpmdevtools yum-utils
- run rpmdev-setuptree to create ~/rpmbuild hierarchy and .rpmmacros settings
obtaining source RPMS
- F9: http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/releases/9/Fedora/source/SRPMS/
- or: yumdownloader --source <package>
unpacking source RPM
- as your user: rpm -ivh foo.src.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: http://koti.welho.com/vskytta/packagers-handbook/packagers-handbook.html
misc
- query installed sofware version: rpm -q <package>
additional notes for XO devel
- other packages needed: git