Fedora Linux

- Initial RPM package.

To build the final RPM package, use buildrpm with the -ba option (build all):

$ cd ~/rpm/ CriticalMass
$ rpmbuild -ba CriticalMass.spec
Executing(%prep): /bin/sh -e /home/chris/rpm/tmp/rpm-tmp.61308
+ umask 022
+ cd /home/chris/rpm/tmp
+ LANG=C
+ export LANG
...(Lines snipped)...
Checking for unpackaged file(s): /usr/lib/rpm/check-files /home/chris/rpm/tmp/CriticalMass-root
Wrote: /home/chris/rpm/RPMS/CriticalMass-1.0.0-2.src.rpm
Wrote: /home/chris/rpm/RPMS/CriticalMass-1.0.0-2.i386.rpm
Wrote: /home/chris/rpm/RPMS/CriticalMass-debuginfo-1.0.0-2.i386.rpm
Executing(%clean): /bin/sh -e /home/chris/rpm/tmp/rpm-tmp.76425
+ umask 022
+ cd /home/chris/rpm/tmp
+ cd CriticalMass-1.0.0
+ rm -rf /home/chris/rpm/tmp/CriticalMass-root
+ exit 0

You'll find that rpmbuild created three RPM packages and placed them in ~/rpm/RPMS/ :

CriticalMass-1.0.0-2.i386.rpm

The binary RPM, ready to be installed and used.

CriticalMass-debuginfo-1.0.0-2.i386.rpm

Debugging info (from the /usr/lib/debug directory mentioned earlier). This package is rarely used, except by developers.

CriticalMass-1.0.0-2.src.rpm

A source RPM, which contains the source tarball and spec file. You can use this source RPM to easily generate a new binary RPM for a different type of system (see Lab 5.8, 'Rebuilding an RPM Package for a Different Architecture ').

The binary RPM the most useful package, if you just want to play the gamecan be installed like any other RPM package:

# rpm -i CriticalMass-1.0.0- 2.i386.rpm

You can also query it like any other package:

# rpm -qi CriticalMass
Name : CriticalMass Relocations: (not relocatable)
Version : 1.0.0 Vendor: Chris Tyler
Release : 2 Build Date: Mon 07 Nov 2005 11:59:11 PM EST
Install Date: Tue 08 Nov 2005 12:07:00 AM EST Build Host:bluesky.fedorabook.com
Group : Amusements/Games Source RPM: CriticalMass-1.0.0-2.src.rpm
Size : 4474014 License: GPL
Signature : (none)
Packager : Chris Tyler
URL : http://sourceforge.net/projects/criticalmass
Summary : An arcade-style shoot-em-up game.
Description :
CriticalMass is an old-style arcade-style shoot-em-up game with
modern graphics and sound.
# rpm -ql CriticalMass
/usr/bin/Packer
/usr/bin/critter
/usr/share/Critical_Mass
/usr/share/Critical_Mass/lg-criti.xm
/usr/share/Critical_Mass/resource.dat
/usr/share/doc/CriticalMass-1.0.0
/usr/share/doc/CriticalMass-1.0.0/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/CriticalMass-1.0.0/TODO
/usr/share/man/man6/critter.6.gz

And, of course, you can remove it easily:

# rpm -e CriticalMass

When you are certain that your RPM package is in good shape, you can digitally sign it:

$ rpm --addsign CriticalMass-1.0.0- 2.i386.rpm
Enter pass phrase:
 seeecret
Pass phrase is good.
CriticalMass-1.0.0-2.i386.rpm:

5.7.2. How Does It Work?

The default macro definitions for the RPM system are merged from several files when either rpm or rpmbuild starts:

/usr/lib/rpm/macros

Standard definitions distributed with the RPM software.

/etc/rpm/macros

Site-specific macros. Definitions that are local to your system and that should apply to all users should be