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edisav

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How do I convert a package from SRPM to RPM?
« on: 9 October 2003, 03:29 »
What's the command? Thanks!
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How do I convert a package from SRPM to RPM?
« Reply #1 on: 9 October 2003, 03:36 »
rpm --rebuild <file>
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How do I convert a package from SRPM to RPM?
« Reply #2 on: 9 October 2003, 03:37 »
Edited out.

[ October 08, 2003: Message edited by: Laukev7 ]

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How do I convert a package from SRPM to RPM?
« Reply #3 on: 9 October 2003, 08:50 »
newer versions of rpm software require

rpmbuild --rebuild somesoftware.src.rpm

This puts an rpm somewhere in /usr/src,

for example, in /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386
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