rpkgbuild

A package builder tool for creating .rpkg packages.

Usage

Basic Command

rpkgbuild -d <pkg_dir> [-o <out_dir>]

Options

Option	Description
-d <dir>	Directory containing the package template (required)
-o <dir>	Output directory for the compiled .rpkg file (default: .)
-h, --help	Display help message

Package structure

An rpkgbuild template follows this directory structure:

example_pkg_tpl_dir/
├── meta/
│   ├── info   (required: package metadata)
│   ├── deps   (required: dependencies list)
│   └── hooks/ (optional: installation scripts)
│       ├── preinst
│       ├── postinst
│       ├── prerm
│       └── postrm
└── data/      (required: files to be installed)
    ├── usr/
    ├── etc/
    └── ...

meta/info

Required fields: name, version, arch, size

Optional fields: desc, url, lic, maintainer

Example:

name="curl"
version="8.7.1"
arch="x86_64"
desc="Tool for transferring data with URL syntax"
url="https://curl.se"
lic="MIT"
maintainer="Jane <jane@example.org>"
size="207136"

meta/deps

Supported operators: >=, <=, =, >, <

No operator = any version

Leave empty if no dependencies

Example

glibc>=2.38
zlib>=1.2.11
openssl>=3.0.0

Installation Hooks

All scripts receive a $PREFIX argument.

meta/hooks/preinst Runs before package installation.

meta/hooks/postinst Runs after package installation.

meta/hooks/prerm Runs before package removal.

meta/hooks/postrm Runs after package removal.