From: klavs klavsen (kl_at_vsen.dk)
Date: Fri 15 Feb 2002 - 08:25:20 GMT
Hi John,
On Thu, 2002-02-14 at 15:22, John Lyons wrote:
>
> I'm trying to put together a number of vservers to run apache, php and
> mysql. Easy normally, but I'm making things hard for myself :-)
Don't we all.
> I could install from rpms but that would remove the flexibility to compile
> apache and php with the goodies that we all like to add :-)
yup.
> My guess was that I could get a src.rpm package, modify it to compile in the
> features that I need, create a compiled rpm package that I can then install
> on each vs using the vs tools which will then be capable of being unified.
what I would do, is get a src.rpm - pick out the .spec file..
with rpm2cpio apache.src.rpm | cpio -t (find the exact path of the
apache.spec and run
rpm2cpio apache.src.rpm | cpio -ivd ./patch/to/apache.spec
modify it to suit your needs.. build it. I usually call my apache
packages for apache-KTK-version (this way my upgrade scripts won't think
that my apache packages is the one that is in a newer version on some
update-mirror site..
> Am I on the right lines here and would anyone care to point me in the
> direction of a guide to a DIY src.rpm build. I've compiled packages from
> source and installed rpm's but building an rpm is new ground for me and
> googles not coming up with the goods :-(
you can just build a src.rpm by:
rpm --rebuild apache.src.rpm (I think you can only change Compiler
options, don't know if you can change -configure options - without
disassembling the package and packing it again.. :-)
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