[WBEL-users] Building My own Updates.

[Rex Dieter]

[NICK] wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> There's lots of discussions about updates and how timely their turn around is.
> 
> A common answer is: "Build your own from source", but I'm struggling
> to find a document describing how to do this. .. 

To rebuild any particular RPM:

As root:

Step 1:
$ rpmbuild --rebuild foo.src.rpm
If it fails, saying you're missing dependancy1-devel,
$ yum install dependancy1-devel

Goto Step 1:


I've seen john's "how
> to" , but isn't that for if you want to re-create the installation
> medium ?

Recreating the installation media is much more difficult.  That's why 
not many folks do it.  Those who can/do end up being, IMO, pretty much 
gurus and have my respect for it.  (-:

-- Rex