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This file tries to explain some stuff about building gphoto RPMs.
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1. RPM setup
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We do NOT build packages as root. So we choose a directory where RPM
may place its packages and which is writable by the user running the
build. We'll call it "${RPMBASE}" here.
Create a directory structure as follows:
mkdir -p "${RPMBASE}/BUILD"
mkdir -p "${RPMBASE}/RPMS/i386"
mkdir -p "${RPMBASE}/RPMS/noarch"
mkdir -p "${RPMBASE}/RPMS/alpha"
mkdir -p "${RPMBASE}/RPMS/i686"
mkdir -p "${RPMBASE}/SOURCES
mkdir -p "${RPMBASE}/SPECS"
mkdir -p "${RPMBASE}/SRPMS"
Then create a new file ~/.rpmmacros:
echo "%_topdir ${RPMBASE}" >> .rpmmacros
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2. Build a .tar.gz distribution package
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Go to the gphoto source directory. Run
./autogen.sh && make dist
Now you should have a file named
gphoto-VERSION.tar.gz
in this directory.
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3. Build RPM packages
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Run
rpm -ta gphoto-VERSION.tar.gz
Now you should have the RPM packages in the appropriate directory.
Examine the install scripts before installing. Examine the file list
before installing. Report everything that does not conform to your
distribution's standards. Report errors.
AND INSTALL ONLY AT YOUR OWN RISK!
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