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rpmbuild:tldr:25ba1
rpmbuild: Build a binary package without source package.
$ rpmbuild -bb ${path-to-spec_file}
try on your machine
The command rpmbuild -bb ${path-to-spec_file}
is used to build binary RPM packages from source RPM packages in the Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) system.
Here's a breakdown of the command:
rpmbuild
: This is the command-line tool used for building RPM packages.-bb
: This option specifies the build mode as "binary" instead of the default "source" mode. It tellsrpmbuild
to generate binary RPM packages.${path-to-spec_file}
: This is the path to the spec file for the RPM package. The spec file contains instructions and metadata for building the package. You need to replace${path-to-spec_file}
with the actual path to the spec file on your system.
When you run this command, rpmbuild
reads the spec file, downloads or extracts the source files, and compiles them into binary form. It then creates the binary RPM package(s) as specified in the spec file, typically in the current working directory or in a specified output directory.
It's worth noting that the rpmbuild
tool is primarily used on RPM-based Linux distributions, such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), CentOS, and Fedora, for packaging and managing software installations.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.