.tar.gz to RPM. HOW?????

Lier · 02-01-2005, 05:41 PM

Everybody told me not to install directly from source, i should create a rpm, but i don't know how.
Can anybody tell me???

Thanks

jailbait · 02-01-2005, 06:19 PM

"Everybody told me not to install directly from source, i should create a rpm, but i don't know how.
Can anybody tell me???"

Use checkinstall. With checkinstall the sequence of commands to compile a tarball becomes:
./configure
make
checkinstall

checkinstall creates a rpm package and you install the rpm package.

http://asic-linux.com.mx/~izto/checkinstall/

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Steve Stites

trickykid · 02-01-2005, 10:55 PM

Read this page: http://www.rpm.org/RPM-HOWTO/

mssanchu · 02-02-2005, 03:41 AM

also try "rpmbuild" (thats a command)

Lier · 02-02-2005, 10:02 AM

I've read what "jailbait" told me, but after i read it i have one last question; in the page refers to slackware and debian packages, so work for suse to?????

jailbait · 02-02-2005, 10:08 AM

"I've read what "jailbait" told me, but after i read it i have one last question; in the page refers to slackware and debian packages, so work for suse to?????"

Yes. Checkinstall will create rpm packages which is what SuSE uses.

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Steve Stites

Gato Azul · 02-02-2005, 10:22 AM

With Checkinstall you can select which sort of package you want to create. It'll ask you if you want to create a Debian package, Slackware tgz package, or an RPM. Simply select RPM and you'll be all set! It's a really nice utility