On Thu, 21 Feb 2013 06:21:28 +0100 poma <pomidorabelisima@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 02/21/13 02:47, Ranjan Maitra wrote: > > On Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:30:50 -0800 Rick Stevens <ricks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > wrote: > > > >> On 02/20/2013 05:16 PM, Ranjan Maitra issued this missive: > >>> Hello, > >>> > >>> I was wondering if it is possible to download a spec file using yum > >>> or rpm only (without downloading the rpm)? > >> > >> Don't think so. The spec files are part of the srpm generally, so > >> you'd need to grab that, install the srpm and grab the spec from > >> your "~/rpmbuild/SPECS" directory. > > > > Thanks, Rick! I would think so too but here it says that there is a way > > out: > > > > from > > https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/programming-9/how-to-extract-spec-file-from-rpm-file-426847/ > > > > > > rpm --scripts -qp my-great-app-1.1.2.rpm > > > > My question therefore is: is it possible to achieve this without > > downloading the rpm for my-great-app (of course, assuming the same is > > in the Fedora repos). > > > > Sorry I should have been clearer in my first message. > > > > There is no scriptlet(s) repo, neither spec repo. > Make difference between scriptlet(s) and spec file, also between binary > and source rpm: > - "foobar.rpm" == RPM binary(bin) - beside others, possibly contains > "…the package specific scriptlet(s) that are used as part of the > installation and uninstallation processes"- man rpm 8. > One can download binary rpm: > yumdownloader foobar > and list/concatenate it(them): > rpm --scripts -qp foobar.rpm > - "foobar.src.rpm" == RPM source(src) - beside others, contains spec > file - building specification. > One can download source rpm: > yumdownloader --source foobar > and extract it: > rpm2cpio foobar*.src.rpm | cpio -idmuv *.spec > Thanks very much for the detailed descriptions! I was wondering also: is it possible to pull the .tar.gz (and/or the patches) in a package SRPM using the above commands (such as rpm2cpio)? Many thanks again! Ranjan -- Important Notice: This mailbox is ignored: e-mails are set to be deleted on receipt. For those needing to send personal or professional e-mail, please use appropriate addresses. ____________________________________________________________ GET FREE SMILEYS FOR YOUR IM & EMAIL - Learn more at http://www.inbox.com/smileys Works with AIM®, MSN® Messenger, Yahoo!® Messenger, ICQ®, Google Talk™ and most webmails -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
