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| == Creating Package HOWTO == | | {{autolang|base=yes}} |
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| This page describes the mechanics of how to create an RPM package for Fedora, and in particular,
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| how to create a .spec file. It also gives some practical warnings about stuff that will or won't work,
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| which may save you hours of time later.
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| == Introduction ==
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| Nearly all Linux distributions can install and uninstall programs as "packages".
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| Fedora, and many other Linux distributions, use the "RPM" format for packages.
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| There are tools that make it easy to create RPM packages; the key is to write
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| a ".spec" file that explains to RPM how to build and install the program.
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| == For more information ==
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| This page only discusses the mechanics of creating a package.
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| For more information about packaging, see
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| [[PackageMaintainers|Package Maintainers]] page, especially the
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| [[Packaging/Guidelines|Packaging Guidelines]] and
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| [[PackageMaintainers/Join| How to join the Fedora Package Collection Maintainers]]
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| (which explains how to become a package maintainer).
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| The [[PackageMaintainers/UpdatingPackageHowTo|Updating Package HOWTO]] describes how to update
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| an existing package you maintain in Fedora.
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| [[Packaging/ScriptletSnippets Scriptlet Snippets]] has some useful examples of scriptlets.
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| For more information see:
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| * [http://www.g-loaded.eu/2006/04/05/how-to-build-rpm-packages-on-fedora/ How to build RPM packages on Fedora] - quick run-through
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| * [http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2008/02/28/when-sally-met-eddie-the-fedora-package-story/ When Sally met Eddie]
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| * [http://rpm.org/max-rpm-snapshot/ Maximum RPM Book]
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| * [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/drafts/rpm-guide-en/ch-creating-rpms.html
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| RPM Guide, section on creating RPMs]
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| * [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/developers-guide/ch-rpm-building.html Developer's guide, section on building RPMs]
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