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RPMBUILD(8)                                                  RPMBUILD(8)

NAME         top

       rpmbuild - Build RPM Package(s)

SYNOPSIS         top

   BUILDING PACKAGES:
       rpmbuild {-ba|-bb|-bp|-bf|-bc|-bi|-bl|-bs|-br|-bd} [rpmbuild-op‐
       tions] SPECFILE ...

       rpmbuild {-ra|-rb|-rp|-rf|-rc|-ri|-rl|-rs|-rr|-rd} [rpmbuild-op‐
       tions] SOURCEPACKAGE ...

       rpmbuild {-ta|-tb|-tp|-tf|-tc|-ti|-tl|-ts|-tr|-td} [rpmbuild-op‐
       tions] TARBALL ...

       rpmbuild {--rebuild|--recompile} SOURCEPKG ...

   MISCELLANEOUS:
       rpmbuild --showrc

   rpmbuild-options
       [--buildroot DIRECTORY] [--clean] [--nobuild] [--rmsource] [--rm‐
       spec] [--short-circuit] [--build-in-place] [--noprep] [--noclean]
       [--nocheck] [--rpmfcdebug] [--target PLATFORM] [--with OPTION]
       [--without OPTION]

DESCRIPTION         top

       rpmbuild is used to build both binary and source software pack‐
       ages.  A package consists of an archive of files and meta-data
       used to install and erase the archive files.  The meta-data in‐
       cludes helper scripts, file attributes, and descriptive informa‐
       tion about the package.  Packages come in two varieties: binary
       packages, used to encapsulate software to be installed, and
       source packages, containing the source code and recipe necessary
       to produce binary packages.

       One of the following basic modes must be selected: Build Package,
       Build Package from Tarball, Recompile Package, Show Configura‐
       tion.

   GENERAL OPTIONS
       These options can be used in all the different modes.

       -?, --help
              Print a longer usage message then normal.

       --version
              Print a single line containing the version number of rpm
              being used.

       --quiet
              Print as little as possible - normally only error messages
              will be displayed.

       -v     Print verbose information - normally routine progress mes‐
              sages will be displayed.

       -vv    Print lots of ugly debugging information.

       --rpmfcdebug
              Enables to debug dependencies generation.

       --rcfile FILELIST
              Replace default list of configuration files to be read
              with FILELIST.  See rpmrc Configuration in rpm(8) for de‐
              tails.

       --load FILE
              Load an individual macro file.

       --macros FILELIST
              Replace the list of macro files to be loaded with
              FILELIST.  See Macro Configuration in rpm(8) for details.

       --pipe CMD
              Pipes the output of rpm to the command CMD.

       --dbpath DIRECTORY
              Use the database in DIRECTORY rather than the default path
              /var/lib/rpm

       --root DIRECTORY
              Use the file system tree rooted at DIRECTORY for all oper‐
              ations.  Note that this means the database within DIRECTO‐
              RY will be used for dependency checks and any scriptlet(s)
              (e.g. %post if installing, or %prep if building, a pack‐
              age) will be run after a chroot(2) to DIRECTORY.

       -D, --define='MACRO EXPR'
              Defines MACRO with value EXPR.

       --scm=SCM
              Select the SCM to use with %autosetup, if one is not set
              in the spec file.  Note that not all values for SCM, e.g.,
              patch (the default) and gendiff, git, or quilt work inter‐
              changeably with all other patches and options stated in
              the %autosetup line, especially option -pN.

   BUILD OPTIONS
       The general form of an rpm build command is

       rpmbuild {-bSTAGE|-rSTAGE|-tSTAGE} [rpmbuild-options] FILE ...

       The argument used is -b if a spec file is being used to build the
       package, -r if a source package is to be rebuilt and -t if rpm‐
       build should look inside of a (possibly compressed) tar file for
       the spec file to use.

       Packages are built in a number of stages.  The first six corre‐
       spond to the following sections in a spec file: %prep, %gener‐
       ate_buildrequires, %build, %install, %check and %clean.  Finally,
       binary and source packages are created in an assembly stage.

       The STAGE character specifies the stage to finish with (after do‐
       ing all the stages preceding it), and is one of:

       -ba    Perform a full build - executes up to and including the
              assembly stage.  In most cases, this is the option to
              choose.

       -bb    Build just the binary packages - executes up to and in‐
              cluding the assembly stage, but without creating the
              source package.  On success, the build directory is re‐
              moved (as in --clean).

       -bp    Unpack the sources and apply any patches - executes the
              %prep stage only.

       -bf    Configure the sources - executes up to and including the
              %conf stage.  This generally involves the equivalent of a
              "./configure".

       -bc    Compile the sources - executes up to and including the
              %build stage.  This generally involves the equivalent of a
              "make".

       -bi    Install the binaries into the build root - executes up to
              and including the %check stage.  This generally involves
              the equivalent of a "make install" and "make check".

       -bl    Do a "list check" - the %files section from the spec file
              is macro expanded, and checks are made to verify that each
              file exists.

       -bs    Build just the source package - skips straight to the as‐
              sembly stage, without executing any of the preceding
              stages or creating binary packages.

       -br    Build just the source package, but also parse and include
              dynamic build dependencies - executes up to and including
              the %generate_buildrequires stage and then skips straight
              to the assembly stage, without creating binary packages.
              This command can be used to fully resolve dynamic build
              dependencies.  See the DYNAMIC BUILD DEPENDENCIES section
              for details.

       -bd    Check dynamic build dependencies and build the .buil‐
              dreqs.nosrc.rpm package if any are missing.  Don’t build
              anything else.

       The following options may also be used:

       --buildroot DIRECTORY (DEPRECATED)
              When building a package, override rpm’s buildroot to DI‐
              RECTORY.  This option is deprecated and will be removed in
              the future, do not introduce new usages.

       --clean
              Remove the build tree after the packages are made.

       --nobuild
              Do not execute any build stages.  Useful for testing out
              spec files.

       --noprep
              Do not execute %prep build stage even if present in spec.

       --noclean
              Do not execute %clean build stage even if present in spec.

       --nocheck
              Do not execute %check build stage even if present in spec.

       --nodebuginfo
              Do not generate debuginfo packages.

       --nodeps
              Do not verify build dependencies.

       --rmsource
              Remove the sources after the build (may also be used
              standalone, e.g. "rpmbuild --rmsource foo.spec").

       --rmspec
              Remove the spec file after the build (may also be used
              standalone, eg.  "rpmbuild --rmspec foo.spec").

       --short-circuit
              Skip straight to specified stage (i.e., skip all stages
              leading up to the specified stage).  Only valid with -bc,
              -bi, and -bb.  Useful for local testing only.  Packages
              built this way will be marked with an unsatisfiable depen‐
              dency to prevent their accidental use.

       --build-in-place
              Build from locally checked out sources.  Sets _builddir to
              current working directory.  Skips handling of -n and untar
              in the %setup and the deletion of the buildSubdir.

       --target PLATFORM
              When building the package, interpret PLATFORM as arch-ven‐
              dor-os and set the macros %_target, %_target_cpu, and
              %_target_os accordingly.

       --with OPTION
              Enable configure OPTION for build.

       --without OPTION
              Disable configure OPTION for build.

   REBUILD AND RECOMPILE OPTIONS
       There are two other ways to invoke building with rpm:

       rpmbuild --rebuild|--recompile SOURCEPKG ...

       When invoked this way, rpmbuild installs the named source pack‐
       age, and does a prep, compile and install.  In addition, --re‐
       build builds a new binary package.  When the build has completed,
       the build directory is removed (as in --clean) and the the
       sources and spec file for the package are removed.

       These options are now superseded by the -r* options which allow
       much more fine control over what stages of the build to run.

   DYNAMIC BUILD DEPENDENCIES
       When the %generate_buildrequires stage runs and some of the newly
       generated BuildRequires are not satisfied, rpmbuild creates an
       intermediate source package ending in buildreqs.nosrc.rpm, which
       has the new BuildRequires, and exits with code 11.  This package
       can then be used in place of the original source package to re‐
       solve and install the missing build dependencies in the usual
       way, such as with dnf-builddep(8).

       Multiple layers of dynamic build dependencies may exist in a spec
       file; the presence of specific BuildRequires on the system may
       yield new BuildRequires next time a build is performed with the
       same source package.  The easiest way to ensure that all dynamic
       build dependencies are satisfied is to run the -br command, in‐
       stall the new dependencies of the buildreqs.nosrc.rpm package and
       repeat the whole procedure until rpmbuild no longer exits with
       code 11.

       If the -br command is coupled with --nodeps, exit code 11 is al‐
       ways returned and a buildreqs.nosrc.rpm package is always creat‐
       ed.

   SHOWRC
       The command

       rpmbuild --showrc

       shows the values rpmbuild will use for all of the options are
       currently set in rpmrc and macros configuration file(s).

FILES         top

       See rpm(8)

SEE ALSO         top

       gendiff(1), popt(3), rpm(8), rpm2cpio(8), rpmkeys(8), rpmspec(8),
       rpmsign(8)

       rpmbuild --help - as rpm supports customizing the options via
       popt aliases it's impossible to guarantee that what's described
       in the manual matches what's available.

       http://www.rpm.org/ <URL:http://www.rpm.org/>

AUTHORS         top

              Marc Ewing <marc@redhat.com>
              Jeff Johnson <jbj@redhat.com>
              Erik Troan <ewt@redhat.com>

COLOPHON         top

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                              09 June 2002                   RPMBUILD(8)

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