3.13. Building RPMs

RPMs are built with the rpmbuild command. This command expects a certain directory and file structure, which is the same as the structure that was set up by the rpmdev-setuptree utility.

Different use cases and desired outcomes require different combinations of arguments to the rpmbuild command. The two main use cases are:

  • Building source RPMs

  • Building binary RPM

    • Rebuilding a binary RPM from a source RPM
    • Building a binary RPM from the SPEC file
    • Building a binary RPM from a source RPM

This following sections describe how to build an RPM after a SPEC file for a program has been created.