RE: Creating RPMS after running rpm -bi

["Geoffrey Lee" <snailtalk linux-mandrake com>]

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> I working through testing a spec file. The program I am using takes over 8
> hrs to compile (ACE+TAO project). Is there a way after
testing the install
> using rpm -bi --short-circuit tao.spec to make the source and binary RPMS
> without having to recompile the project? If I use rpm


uh yes, though it's not official. you can patch rpm to make it work
with -bi --short-circuit and -ba --short-circuit (cf mandrake patch) if you
are not a m andrake user, you can still use it, just grab the patch from
mandrake and apply it and do a recompile.


-bb or rpm -ba then
> I am forced to watch it recompile (a long process).
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