RPM noob (query, log, build)
Joachim Backes
joachim.backes at rhrk.uni-kl.de
Sat Jun 6 09:19:16 UTC 2009
Gordon Messmer wrote:
> On 06/05/2009 10:41 PM, Thufir wrote:
>> So, I went and built my first RPM recently. I had to go back and forth a
>> bit with the developers, but it's built from the most recent svn update
>> of curl-java, and, from what I see, is exactly what I wanted to install
>> is installed the way I want it installed. However, I don't understand
>> why the rpm query isn't returning the expected result.
> ...
>> [root at arrakis i386]# rpm -qa curl-java-0.2.3-2.i386
>> [root at arrakis i386]# rpm -qa curl-java-0.2.3-2.i386.rpm
>
> First, don't use "-qa" unless you need to. Using "-qa" is really only
> useful if you're matching a glob-style pattern against all package
> names. For instance, "rpm -qa curl*".
More precise:: rpm -qa curl\* or rpm -qa 'curl*' or rpm -qa "curl*"
(without \ or ' or ", * is interpreted by your shell)
If you're not using a glob-style
> pattern, "-qa" is quite slow and provides no benefit over "-q".
>
> Second, use only the name of the package with both query styles (again,
> unless you need to):
>
> rpm -q curl-java
> rpm -qa curl-java
>
> Using the name only will work with both query styles. Using the version
> and arch only works with "-q".
>
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Joachim Backes <joachim.backes at rhrk.uni-kl.de>
http://www.rhrk.uni-kl.de/~backes
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