/tags/rpm/Recent content in Rpm on LifeHugoen-usFri, 08 May 2009 19:26:00 +0530/post/2009/2009-05-08-rpm-rpmbuild-and-macros/Fri, 08 May 2009 19:26:00 +0530/post/2009/2009-05-08-rpm-rpmbuild-and-macros/<p>When building RPMs, avoid using the root account. Fedora 11 configures non-root packaging by default. On other systems, create a <code>.rpmmacros</code> file in your home directory with the following line:</p> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;"><code class="language-ini" data-lang="ini"><span style="display:flex;"><span><span style="color:#a6e22e">%_topdir %{getenv:HOME}/rpmbuild</span> </span></span></code></pre></div><p>As an added bonus for systems with multilib architectures (such as <code>x86_64</code>), add this format string to <code>.rpmmacros</code>:</p> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;"><code class="language-ini" data-lang="ini"><span style="display:flex;"><span><span style="color:#a6e22e">%_solve_name_fmt %{?_solve_pkgsdir}/%%{NAME}-%%{VERSION}-%%{RELEASE}.%%{ARCH}</span> </span></span></code></pre></div><p><strong>Reference:</strong> <a href="http://sadiquepp.blogspot.com/2009/02/how-to-patch-and-recompile-source-rpm.html">How to patch and recompile a source RPM</a></p>