3.8. Creating a new SPEC file with rpmdev-newspec
The following procedure shows how to create a SPEC file for each of the three aforementioned Hello World! programs using the rpmdev-newspec utility.
Procédure
Change to the
~/rpmbuild/SPECSdirectory and use therpmdev-newspecutility:$ cd ~/rpmbuild/SPECS $ rpmdev-newspec bello bello.spec created; type minimal, rpm version >= 4.11. $ rpmdev-newspec cello cello.spec created; type minimal, rpm version >= 4.11. $ rpmdev-newspec pello pello.spec created; type minimal, rpm version >= 4.11.
The
~/rpmbuild/SPECS/directory now contains three SPEC files namedbello.spec,cello.spec, andpello.spec.Examine the files:
The directives in the files represent those described in What is a SPEC file.
In the following sections, you will populate particular section in the output files of rpmdev-newspec.
The rpmdev-newspec utility does not use guidelines or conventions specific to any particular Linux distribution. However, this document targets Red Hat Enterprise Linux, so the %{buildroot} notation is preferred over the $RPM_BUILD_ROOT notation when referencing RPM’s Buildroot for consistency with all other defined or provided macros throughout the SPEC file.
