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diff --git a/opensuse.txt b/opensuse.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..223ccac --- /dev/null +++ b/opensuse.txt @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +How to rebuild packages on openSUSE 11.0 +======================================== + +rpm = package manager (low-level) +zypper = package manager (high-level), repository manager + +1) Register the source repositories with zypper + +$ sudo zypper addrepo -c http://download.opensuse.org/source/distribution/11.0/repo/oss/suse/ openSUSE-11.0-Oss-Source +$ sudo zypper addrepo -c http://download.opensuse.org/source/distribution/11.0/repo/non-oss/suse/ openSUSE-11.0-Non-Oss-Source + +2) Fetch source packages + +$ sudo zypper source-install m4 +It installs /usr/src/packages/SPECS/m4.spec + /usr/src/packages/SOURCES/m4-1.4.11* + +3) Build the RPM from source +http://perso.b2b2c.ca/sarrazip/dev/rpm-building-crash-course.html +http://postfix.state-of-mind.de/patrick.koetter/smtpauth/building_RPMS_from_SRPMS.html +http://www.rpm.org/max-rpm/ + +$ rpmbuild -bc /usr/src/packages/SPECS/m4.spec + +Builds in /usr/src/packages/BUILD/ + +You can make changes. + +Then: "sudo make install". + + + + +There is also a debug repo: +http://download.opensuse.org/debug/distribution/11.0/repo/oss/ +debuginfo - just debug information +debugsource - just sources referenced by debug information +both installs into /usr/src/debug/, no Makefiles => not useful. |