--- date: 09 June 2002 section: 8 title: RPMBUILD --- 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 **-p***N*. BUILD OPTIONS ------------- The general form of an **rpm**(8) build command is **rpmbuild** {**-b***STAGE***\|-r***STAGE***\|-t***STAGE*} \[**rpmbuild-options**\] *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 \"**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 the buildroot of **rpmbuild**(8) 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, e.g. \"**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**(8): **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** option, 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/ \** AUTHORS ======= Marc Ewing Jeff Johnson Erik Troan