RPMBUILD Tools

Default Scripts for Building Red Hat Packages using RPMBUILD

PURPOSE: Automate the building of RPM Packages.
OS TYPE: Red Hat Linux
DIFFICULTY: Advanced

# Run once before starting build process. 
~> ./install_prereqs.sh

# Display the help menu.
~> ./create_build_user.sh --help

# Starts the build process
~> ./create_build_user.sh --start

After running the 'create_build_user' script you can then execute switch user command:

~> su - build

[build@build-machine ~]$

Now, you can start the rpmbuild process.

# Builds the Complete RPM source and binaries.
[build@build-machine ~]$ rpmbuild -ba displaymsg-1.0/displaymsg.spec

# Installs the package/programs
rpm -i -v /home/build/rpmbuild/RPMS/x86_64/displaymsg-1.0-1.x86_64.rpm

Outputs:

Preparing packages...
displaymsg-1.0-1.x86_64