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The RPM package format

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Hosted by Klaatu on Monday, 2011-12-19 is flagged as Clean and is released under a CC-BY-SA license.
package management, RPM, rpmbuild. 3.
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Duration: 00:38:31

Packaging applications for GNU Linux and BSD.

Klaatu submits a series on packaging applications for GNU Linux and BSD.

Klaatu continues his three-part series on packaging applications for GNU Linux and BSD. In this second episode, he covers the RPM format and howto use rpmbuild to create both binary and source RPM packages. He uses SigFLUP's yesplz as an example again, so be sure to grab the source if you'll be following along.

Fedora Project RPM HOWTO

Maximum RPM at rpm.org

yesplz.spec

Get this episode in ogg vorbis courtesy the GNU World Order.

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Comment #1 posted on 2011-12-21 03:30:53 by sigflup

hey

Wow, I had no idea that people were packaging yesplz! that's awesome!

Comment #2 posted on 2011-12-23 13:44:38 by klaatu

yes we are

yes people are packaging yesplz :D

It should be noted that there is a NEW version of yesplz since this ep was recorded. You can get it here --> https://devio.us/~sigflup/yesplz_dec_19_2011.tgz

Comment #3 posted on 2011-12-23 16:40:42 by klaatu

slackbuilds updated!

for slackers, new slackbuilds for concr (the encryption library) and yesplz have been submitted. until they hit the sb.o servers, you can get 'em here..
https://gnuworldorder.info/slackware/concr.tar.gz

and

https://gnuworldorder.info/slackware/yesplz.tar.gz

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