Red Hat Developer Toolset 2.1
A guide to Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Edition 0
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Abstract
The Software Collections Guide provides an explanation of Software Collections and details how to build and package them. Developers and system administrators who have a basic understanding of software packaging with RPM packages, but who are new to the concept of Software Collections, can use this Guide to get started with Software Collections.
- Preface
- 1. Introducing Software Collections
- 1.1. Why Package Software with RPM?
- 1.2. What Are Software Collections?
- 1.3. Enabling Support for Software Collections
- 1.4. Installing a Software Collection
- 1.5. Listing Installed Software Collections
- 1.6. Enabling a Software Collection
- 1.7. Listing Enabled Software Collections
- 1.8. Uninstalling a Software Collection
- 2. Packaging Software Collections
- 2.1. Creating Your Own Software Collections
- 2.2. The File System Hierarchy
- 2.3. The Software Collection Root Directory
- 2.4. The Software Collection Prefix
- 2.5. Software Collection Package Names
- 2.6. Software Collection Scriptlets
- 2.7. Package Layout
- 2.8. Software Collection Macros
- 2.9. Converting a Conventional Spec File
- 2.10. Uninstalling All Software Collection Directories
- 2.11. Making a Software Collection Depend on Another Software Collection
- 2.12. Building a Software Collection
- 3. Advanced Topics
- 3.1. Software Collection Automatic Provides and Requires and Filtering Support
- 3.2. Software Collection Macro Files Support
- 3.3. Packaging Wrappers for Software Collections
- 3.4. Software Collection Initscript Support
- 3.5. Software Collection Library Support
- 3.6. Software Collection .pc Files Support
- 3.7. Software Collection MANPATH Support
- 3.8. Software Collection cronjob Support
- 3.9. Software Collection Log File Support
- 3.10. Software Collection logrotate Support
- 3.11. Software Collection Lock File Support
- 3.12. Software Collection Configuration Files Support
- 3.13. Software Collection Kernel Module Support
- 3.14. Software Collection SELinux Support
- 4. Extending Red Hat Software Collections 1.1
- 5. Troubleshooting Software Collections
- 6. Getting More Information
- A. Revision History