go-rpm-build-lib

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go-rpm-build-lib

Build RPM Packages with Go.

Note: This library was forked from mh-cbon/go-bin-rpm.

Why?

• Generate RPM SPEC file
• Generate RPM package

Examples

The assets/projects contains real-life examples of packaging:

• Prometheus Node Exporter

First, try building the node_exporter. If you experience failures, please open Github Issue to get assistance.

Build node_exporter project in the following way:

cd assets/projects/node_exporter
make

The RPM will be placed into dist directory:

SCP:       scp ./dist/node-exporter-0.18.1-5.el7.x86_64.rpm root@remote:/tmp/
Install:   sudo yum -y localinstall ./dist/node-exporter-0.18.1-5.el7.x86_64.rpm
RPM File:  ./dist/node-exporter-0.18.1-5.el7.x86_64.rpm

Getting Started

Build go-rpm-builder binary:

make

Next, review go-rpm-builder help:

$ go-rpm-builder -h

NAME:
   go-rpm-builder - RPM utilities in Go

USAGE:
   go-rpm-builder <cmd> <options>

VERSION:
   1.0.0

COMMANDS:
   generate-spec  Generate the SPEC file
   generate       Generate the package
   test           Test the package json file
   help, h        Shows a list of commands or help for one command

GLOBAL OPTIONS:
   --help, -h     show help (default: false)
   --version, -v  print the version (default: false)

Next, review more specific go-rpm-builder arguments, e.g. generate or generate-spec:

$ go-rpm-builder generate-spec --help
NAME:
   go-rpm-builder generate-spec - Generate the SPEC file

USAGE:
   go-rpm-builder generate-spec [command options] [arguments...]

OPTIONS:
   --file value     Path to the rpm_config.json file (default: "rpm_config.json")
   --arch value     Target CPU architecture of the build, e.g. amd64
   --version value  Target version of the build
   --release value  Target release of the build
   --distro value   Target distribution of the build
   --cpu value      Target CPU Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) of the build, e.g. x86_64
   --output value   File path to the resulting RPM .spec file
   --help, -h       show help (default: false)