Provided by: rpm_4.20.0+dfsg-3_amd64 
NAME
rpmbuild - Build RPM Package(s)
SYNOPSIS
BUILDING PACKAGES:
rpmbuild {-ba|-bb|-bp|-bf|-bc|-bi|-bl|-bs|-br|-bd} [rpmbuild-options] SPECFILE ...
rpmbuild {-ra|-rb|-rp|-rf|-rc|-ri|-rl|-rs|-rr|-rd} [rpmbuild-options] SOURCEPACKAGE ...
rpmbuild {-ta|-tb|-tp|-tf|-tc|-ti|-tl|-ts|-tr|-td} [rpmbuild-options] TARBALL ...
rpmbuild {--rebuild|--recompile} SOURCEPKG ...
MISCELLANEOUS:
rpmbuild --showrc
rpmbuild-options
[--buildroot DIRECTORY] [--clean] [--nobuild] [--rmsource] [--rmspec] [--short-circuit]
[--build-in-place] [--noprep] [--noclean] [--nocheck] [--rpmfcdebug] [--target PLATFORM]
[--with OPTION] [--without OPTION]
DESCRIPTION
rpmbuild is used to build both binary and source software packages. A package consists of
an archive of files and meta-data used to install and erase the archive files. The meta-
data includes helper scripts, file attributes, and descriptive information 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 Configuration.
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 messages 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 details.
--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 operations. Note that this
means the database within DIRECTORY will be used for dependency checks and any
scriptlet(s) (e.g. %post if installing, or %prep if building, a package) 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 interchangeably 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 rpmbuild 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 correspond to the following
sections in a spec file: %prep, %generate_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 doing 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 including the assembly stage,
but without creating the source package. On success, the build directory is
removed (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 assembly 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 .buildreqs.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 DIRECTORY. 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 dependency to prevent
their accidental use.
--build-in-place
Build from locally checked out sources in the current working directory. The build
tree is set up as if %setup was used, but %builddir/%buildsubdir points back to the
current working directory. %prep is skipped entirely.
--target PLATFORM
When building the package, interpret PLATFORM as arch-vendor-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 package, and does a prep,
compile and install. In addition, --rebuild 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 resolve 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, install 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 always returned and a
buildreqs.nosrc.rpm package is always created.
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
See rpm(8)
SEE ALSO
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
Marc Ewing <marc@redhat.com>
Jeff Johnson <jbj@redhat.com>
Erik Troan <ewt@redhat.com>
09 June 2002 RPMBUILD(8)