[ale] LUG at GT Meeting - 02.04.2009: Writing Your Own RPMs

[Jim Lynch]

Ryan Curtin wrote:
> The Linux Users Group at Georgia Tech presents
>
> "Writing Your Own RPMs"
>   by Ryan Curtin
>
> Feb. 4th, 2009, 7:00 PM
> College of Computing Building, Room 52
>
> Overview:
>
>   The RPM spec is notorious for being poorly documented, leaving
> developers out in the cold when trying to write RPMs for their packages.
>   
That's why I use checkinstall.

Jim
> While this situation has improved slightly in the past ten years, it is
> still sometimes difficult to do anything outside the bounds of the
> various online RPM packaging tutorials.  This presentation attempts to
> collect all of the knowledge available online as well as collected
> first-hand experience from the presenter and others on how to properly
> and effectively package RPMs, and use RPM tools to test, build, and
> install the packages.
>
> Upcoming Presentations:
>
>   - 2009.02.11: Video Editing
>   - 2009.02.18: Python - Executable Psuedocode
>   - 2009.02.25: UNIX History and Philosophy
>
> For directions to the meetings, see
> http://www.lugatgt.org/events/
>
> Hope to see you there!
>
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