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List:       suse-linux-e
Subject:    Re: [SLE] SRPM's
From:       Jerome Lyles <susemail () hawaii ! rr ! com>
Date:       2003-12-12 2:54:49
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On Thursday 11 December 2003 12:15 pm, Trey Gruel wrote:
> > How do I compile and install a srpm? I'm told on the web to use the
> > --rebuild option like this:
> > # rpm --rebuild apt-0.5.5cnc6-1.src.rpm
> > --rebuild: unknown option
> > But the option is unknown.  Couldn't find it on the man page.
> > This didn't work either:
> > # rpm -ivh apt-0.5.5cnc6-1.src.rpm
> >    1:apt                    ###########################################
> > [100%] Find did not find the rpm this is supposed to produce.
> > I'm trying to install apt from srpm.
>
> you can either do 'rpmbuild --rebuild apt-*.src.rpm' or install it as you
> have done then go to /usr/src/packages and do 'rpmbuild -ba
> SPECS/apt.spec'.  after either one, go to /usr/src/packages/RPMS/i586 and
> install the rpm you find there.  if it's not in i586, try one of the other
> arch directories under /usr/src/packages/RPMS.
>
> --
> trey

Amazing, how do you know all this:-)?
Jerome


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