Simple RPM

This repository demonstrates how to build a simple RPM (with the help of Docker)

Build Docker Image

docker build -t integralist/simplerpm .

Run Docker Container

docker run -v $(pwd):/root/rpmbuild integralist/simplerpm SPECS/*.spec

If you want to debug the running container:

docker run -v $(pwd):/root/rpmbuild -it --entrypoint=/bin/bash integralist/simplerpm

If you want to save changes inside container:

docker commit <running_container_id> integralist/simplerpm:<tag>

Generating the RPM

The RPM filename convention is:

<package_name>-<version_number>-<release_number>.spec

Once built, your mounted work directory should look something like:

.
├── BUILD
├── BUILDROOT
│   └── integralist-0.0.1-1.x86_64
│       ├── generated-appfile
│       └── testapp
├── Dockerfile
├── Makefile
├── README.md
├── RPMS
│   └── x86_64
│       └── integralist-0.0.1-1.x86_64.rpm
├── SOURCES
│   └── testapp
├── SPECS
│   └── integralist-0.0.1-1.spec
└── SRPMS

Other Commands

If you want to have a poke around inside the container while it's running:

• rpm -q <package>: check if package is installed
• whereis <command>: check binary location
• man rpmbuild: documentation for building an RPM