On 12/28/05, John Summerfied <debian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Is there some way of merging two rpms into a single one? > > Yeah. > > in %setup > mkdir /tmp/sumware > cd /tmp/sumware > rpm2cpio <the first> | cpio > # man cpio for the grotties > rpm2cpio <the second> | cpio > > Now you have everything laid out in /tmp/sumware > %build is a noop. > %install rearranges the the binaries to suit your taste. > > Don't forget to adapt and mutilate the above using the appropriate rpm > macroes and/or variables. > > I guess the sources are the initial rpms. > > Of course, I may well have misunderstood your question. If you're > starting with two different sourc rpms the answer's quite different, > likely more complex and reads, "It depends." > > Note the above technique works (with minor mods) starting with tarballs, > starting with an rpm that you want to change a little (but watch the > gpm if you redistribute!), starting with an rpm for Some Other > Distribution (you might wish to move stuff from /opt or change placement > of some files to conform more closely to One True Way[tm]. It also works > starting with Debian packages. > > In some cases you will need to fiddle with deps. Thanks, John. Cannot one find a program to do all that procedure automatically? Paul
