Only if the tarball contains a spec file. > rpmbuild should work. > > ex: rpmbuild -ta test.tar.gz > > -MGS. > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: PARIMALA KALAVALA <parimala.kalavala@xxxxxxxxx> > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 7:47:29 PM > Subject: about building rpm from using tarball > > hello, > > I have tried building rpm from the tarball(.gz file). But when I build > using command "rpm -ta rpm tarballname.gz then it throws the error as " > -ta > as unknown option". > > Also if spec file is available in the tarball, then what are the steps to > follow to build the rpm and if the spec file is not there then what are > the > steps to follow to build the rpm. > > pls reply to this query as soon as possible. > > Thanks > > regards > > parimala > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Looking for last minute shopping deals? > Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. > http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- Mike Burger http://www.bubbanfriends.org Visit the Dog Pound II BBS telnet://dogpound2.citadel.org or http://dogpound2.citadel.org To be notified of updates to the web site, visit: https://www.bubbanfriends.org/mailman/listinfo/site-update or send a blank email message to: site-update-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
