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Re: [TCLUG:696] Compiling from a *.spec file



Quoting Perry Hoekstra (dutchman@mn.uswest.net):
> How do you compile from a source distribution that provides a *.spec file?
> I wanted to take a look at the new KDE desktop.  I have all of the
> distribution .rpm files installed but there was no kdestart binary
> distribution.  I found a kdestart source .rpm distribution but I cannot
> figure how to build a kdestart executable from it.  The distribution
> provides a kdestart.spec file but I have no clue on how to build from it.

rpm -Uhv package.src.rpm  	// to install the files
rpm -bb package.spec

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