RPM package creation from already installed files?

[Kevin Cosgrove]

Is there a way to create an RPM package from an already installed
RPM, for which I've lost the package file? Thanks....

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[Murali Krishnan]

Here is the tool to generate a package from installed database info.
I've not tried it but the description of this software claims so. Try
out and reply to the group about this.

http://www.icewalkers.com/Linux/Software/522560/rpmrebuild.html


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Is there a way to create an RPM package from an already installed
RPM, for which I've lost the package file? Thanks....

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Kevin
"The most amazing achievement of the computer software industry is its
continuing cancellation of the steady and staggering gains made by the
computer hardware industry...", Henry Petroski [can you say "Windows"?]

[Tony Earnshaw]

Post by Murali Krishnan
Here is the tool to generate a package from installed database info.
I've not tried it but the description of this software claims so. Try
out and reply to the group about this.
http://www.icewalkers.com/Linux/Software/522560/rpmrebuild.html

It works fine (pity it can't make srpms, but you can't have everything).
Mandriva has a source rpm for version 2.4 and I've adapted that for
Fedora FC6 and rebuilt that on RHAS4, anybody wants either, they're welcome.

--Tonni

[Valery Reznic]

Post by Murali Krishnan

Post by Murali Krishnan
Here is the tool to generate a package from

installed database info.

Post by Murali Krishnan
I've not tried it but the description of this

software claims so. Try

Post by Murali Krishnan
out and reply to the group about this.

http://www.icewalkers.com/Linux/Software/522560/rpmrebuild.html

Post by Murali Krishnan
It works fine (pity it can't make srpms, but you
can't have everything).

Build srpm from the binary files ?
Looks like it's very base feature and rpmrebuild
definetly have to had it years ago :)

Valery.




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[Valery Reznic]

Post by Kevin Cosgrove
Is there a way to create an RPM package from an
already installed
RPM, for which I've lost the package file?

Yes, rpmrebuild (http://rpmrebuild.sf.net)

Valery

Post by Kevin Cosgrove
Thanks....
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[Hiren Patel]

the --repackage option of rpm might be helpful to you, i have not tried
it, but it sounds like it might be worth investigating.

Post by Kevin Cosgrove
Is there a way to create an RPM package from an already installed
RPM, for which I've lost the package file? Thanks....
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continuing cancellation of the steady and staggering gains made by the
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[Tony Earnshaw]

Post by Hiren Patel
the --repackage option of rpm might be helpful to you, i have not tried
it, but it sounds like it might be worth investigating.

The man page for rpm 4.4.2 says that this option is for an erase
operation - in that case rpmrebuild is far preferable.

--Tonni