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rpm-spec-generator

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Generate RPM spec files for Fedora, RHEL, and CentOS distributions

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rpm-spec-generator

Generate RPM spec files for Fedora, RHEL, CentOS, and other RPM-based distributions.

Capabilities

  • Generate .spec files
  • Configure package metadata
  • Define build requirements
  • Set up scriptlets
  • Configure file lists
  • Handle desktop integration
  • Configure changelog

Input Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "projectPath": { "type": "string" },
    "packageName": { "type": "string" },
    "version": { "type": "string" },
    "release": { "type": "string", "default": "1" },
    "buildRequires": { "type": "array" },
    "requires": { "type": "array" }
  },
  "required": ["projectPath", "packageName", "version"]
}

Spec File Example

Name:           myapp
Version:        1.0.0
Release:        1%{?dist}
Summary:        My Application

License:        MIT
URL:            https://example.com/myapp
Source0:        %{name}-%{version}.tar.gz

BuildRequires:  gcc
Requires:       glibc, gtk3

%description
A longer description of my application.

%prep
%setup -q

%build
make %{?_smp_mflags}

%install
make install DESTDIR=%{buildroot}

%files
%{_bindir}/myapp
%{_datadir}/applications/myapp.desktop

%changelog
* Mon Jan 01 2024 Your Name <email@example.com> - 1.0.0-1
- Initial release

Build Command

rpmbuild -ba myapp.spec

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