Is it possible to modify/rebuild an rpm without the srpm?
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I have an rpm for which I need to change the preinstal scriptlet for testing. However, I do not have the SRPM from which is was built. Is it possible to change the scriptlet and/or rebuild the rpm without having the SRPM? If so, how? I've tried using Midnight Commander ( ) to open the rpm as a dire…
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What is needed is rpmrebuild, which I found via the Red Hat Magazine article. If you have an rpm for which you only wish to modify the spec file, do the following: copy the rpm in question to a working directory run (this will open your default edit…
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