NAME

       rpmbuild - Build RPM Package(s)

SYNOPSIS

   BUILDING PACKAGES:
       rpmbuild {-ba|-bb|-bp|-bc|-bi|-bl|-bs} [rpmbuild-options] SPECFILE ...

       rpmbuild {-ta|-tb|-tp|-tc|-ti|-tl|-ts} [rpmbuild-options] TARBALL ...

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

   MISCELLANEOUS:
       rpmbuild --showrc

   rpmbuild-options
        [--buildroot DIRECTORY] [--clean] [--nobuild]
        [--rmsource] [--rmspec] [--short-circuit]
        [--noclean] [--nocheck]
        [--target PLATFORM]

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.

       --rcfile FILELIST
              Each of the files in the colon separated FILELIST is read sequentially by  rpm  for  configuration
              information.  Only the first file in the list must exist, and tildes will be expanded to the value
              of              $HOME.               The              default              FILELIST             is
              /usr/lib/rpm/rpmrc:/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/rpmrc:/etc/rpmrc:~/.rpmrc.

       --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.

   BUILD OPTIONS
       The general form of an rpm build command is

       rpmbuild -bSTAGE|-tSTAGE [      rpmbuild-options
        ] FILE ...

       The argument used is -b if a spec file is being used to build the package and -t if rpmbuild should  look
       inside  of  a (possibly compressed) tar file for the spec file to use. After the first argument, the next
       character (STAGE) specifies the stages of building and packaging to be done and is one of:

       -ba    Build binary and source packages (after doing the %prep, %build, and %install stages).

       -bb    Build a binary package (after doing the %prep, %build, and %install stages).

       -bp    Executes the "%prep" stage from the spec file. Normally this involves unpacking  the  sources  and
              applying any patches.

       -bc    Do  the  "%build" stage from the spec file (after doing the %prep stage).  This generally involves
              the equivalent of a "make".

       -bi    Do the "%install" stage from the spec file (after  doing  the  %prep  and  %build  stages).   This
              generally involves the equivalent of a "make install".

       -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.

       The following options may also be used:

       --buildroot DIRECTORY
              When building a package, override the BuildRoot tag with directory DIRECTORY.

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

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

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

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

       --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.

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

   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.

   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

   rpmrc Configuration
       /usr/lib/rpm/rpmrc
       /usr/lib/rpm/redhat/rpmrc
       /etc/rpmrc
       ~/.rpmrc

   Macro Configuration
       /usr/lib/rpm/macros
       /usr/lib/rpm/redhat/macros
       /etc/rpm/macros
       ~/.rpmmacros

   Temporary
       /var/tmp/rpm*

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>

Red Hat, Inc.                                     09 June 2002                                       RPMBUILD(8)