Chris Tyler - Fedora Linux

%config(noreplace) /etc/master.conf

When an RPM update is performed, a file marked as %config is replaced with the new version, but the old version is saved as .rpmsave . Files marked as %config(noreplace) are not replaced; the new version of the config file is instead installed as .rpmnew .

In the case of CriticalMass, there are no configuration files installed by the RPM.

The whole %files section looks like this:

%files

%doc COPYING TODO

./usr/bin/Packer

./usr/bin/critter

./usr/share/man/man6/critter.6.gz

./usr/share/Critical_Mass

You can simplify this a bit by using ambiguous pathnames and macros:

%files

%doc COPYING TODO

%{_bindir}/*

%{_datadir}/Critical_Mass

%{_mandir}/man?/*

Finally, the %changelog section contains entries describing the changes that have been made to the RPM spec file (and, if desired, to the underlying software as well). The entries are placed in reverse chronological ordernewest firstand each entry takes the form:

* WWW MMM DD YYYY email version

- point form note

- another point

with the meaning:

WWW MMM DD YYYY

The date, such as Sat Jan 1 2006 .

email

The name and email address of the person who made the change, such as Chris Tyler

version

The version number in which the change was made (optional).

For example:

%changelog

* Mon Nov 7 2005 Chris Tyler 1.0.0-2

- Improved summary

* Sat Nov 5 2005 Chris Tyler

- Initial RPM package.

Putting all of this together, the final spec file looks like this (note that I've incremented the release number to be consistent with the information in the %changelog section):

Name: CriticalMass

Version: 1.0.0

Release: 2

Group: Amusements/Games

Summary: An arcade-style shoot-em-up game.

License: GPL

Source0: CriticalMass-1.0.0.tar.bz2

URL: http://sourceforge.net/projects/criticalmass

BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-root

%description

CriticalMass is an old-style arcade-style shoot-em-up game with modern graphics and sound.

%prep

%setup -q

%build

%configure

make %{_smp_mflags}

%install

rm -rf %{buildroot}

%makeinstall

%clean

rm -rf %{buildroot}

%files

%defattr(-, root, root)

%doc COPYING TODO

%{_bindir}/*

%{_datadir}/Critical_Mass

%{_mandir}/man?/*

%changelog

* Mon Nov 7 2005 Chris Tyler 1.0.0-2

- Improved summary

* Sat Nov 5 2005 Chris Tyler

- Initial RPM package.

To build the final RPM package, use buildrpm with the -ba option (build all):

$ cd ~/rpm/ CriticalMass

$ rpmbuild -ba CriticalMass.spec

Executing(%prep): /bin/sh -e /home/chris/rpm/tmp/rpm-tmp.61308

+ umask 022

+ cd /home/chris/rpm/tmp

+ LANG=C

+ export LANG

...(Lines snipped)...

Checking for unpackaged file(s): /usr/lib/rpm/check-files /home/chris/rpm/tmp/CriticalMass-root

Wrote: /home/chris/rpm/RPMS/CriticalMass-1.0.0-2.src.rpm

Wrote: /home/chris/rpm/RPMS/CriticalMass-1.0.0-2.i386.rpm

Wrote: /home/chris/rpm/RPMS/CriticalMass-debuginfo-1.0.0-2.i386.rpm

Executing(%clean): /bin/sh -e /home/chris/rpm/tmp/rpm-tmp.76425

+ umask 022

+ cd /home/chris/rpm/tmp

+ cd CriticalMass-1.0.0

+ rm -rf /home/chris/rpm/tmp/CriticalMass-root

+ exit 0

You'll find that rpmbuild created three RPM packages and placed them in ~/rpm/RPMS/ :

CriticalMass-1.0.0-2.i386.rpm

The binary RPM, ready to be installed and used.

CriticalMass-debuginfo-1.0.0-2.i386.rpm

Debugging info (from the /usr/lib/debug directory mentioned earlier). This package is rarely used, except by developers.

CriticalMass-1.0.0-2.src.rpm

A source RPM, which contains the source tarball and spec file. You can use this source RPM to easily generate a new binary RPM for a different type of system (see Lab 5.8, "Rebuilding an RPM Package for a Different Architecture ").

The binary RPM the most useful package, if you just want to play the gamecan be installed like any other RPM package:

# rpm -i CriticalMass-1.0.0-2.i386.rpm

You can also query it like any other package:

# rpm -qi CriticalMass

Name : CriticalMass Relocations: (not relocatable)

Version : 1.0.0 Vendor: Chris Tyler

Release : 2 Build Date: Mon 07 Nov 2005 11:59:11 PM EST

Install Date: Tue 08 Nov 2005 12:07:00 AM EST Build Host:bluesky.fedorabook.com

Group : Amusements/Games Source RPM: CriticalMass-1.0.0-2.src.rpm

Size : 4474014 License: GPL

Signature : (none)

Packager : Chris Tyler

URL : http://sourceforge.net/projects/criticalmass

Summary : An arcade-style shoot-em-up game.

Description :

CriticalMass is an old-style arcade-style shoot-em-up game with

modern graphics and sound.

# rpm -ql CriticalMass

/usr/bin/Packer

/usr/bin/critter

/usr/share/Critical_Mass

/usr/share/Critical_Mass/lg-criti.xm

/usr/share/Critical_Mass/resource.dat

/usr/share/doc/CriticalMass-1.0.0

/usr/share/doc/CriticalMass-1.0.0/COPYING

/usr/share/doc/CriticalMass-1.0.0/TODO

/usr/share/man/man6/critter.6.gz

And, of course, you can remove it easily:

# rpm -e CriticalMass

When you are certain that your RPM package is in good shape, you can digitally sign it:

$ rpm --addsign CriticalMass-1.0.0-2.i386.rpm

Enter pass phrase:

seeecret

Pass phrase is good.

CriticalMass-1.0.0-2.i386.rpm:

The default macro definitions for the RPM system are merged from several files when either rpm or rpmbuild starts:

/usr/lib/rpm/macros