Commit caf4da8a authored by Bruce Momjian's avatar Bruce Momjian

Update FAQ_DEV.

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requires me to know how much experience you have with the whole RPM requires me to know how much experience you have with the whole RPM
paradigm. 'How is the RPM built?' is a multifaceted question. The paradigm. 'How is the RPM built?' is a multifaceted question. The
obvious simple answer is that I maintain: obvious simple answer is that I maintain:
1. A set of patches to make certain portions of the source tree
1.) A set of patches to make certain portions of the source tree
'behave' in the different environment of the RPMset; 'behave' in the different environment of the RPMset;
2. 2.) The initscript;
2.) The initscript; 3. 3.) Any other ancilliary scripts and files;
4. 4.) A README.rpm-dist document that tries to adequately document
3.) Any other ancilliary scripts and files; both the differences between the RPM build and the WHY of the
differences, as well as useful RPM environment operations (like,
4.) A README.rpm-dist document that tries to adequately document both using syslog, upgrading, getting postmaster to start at OS boot,
the differences between the RPM build and the WHY of the differences, etc);
as well as useful RPM environment operations (like, using syslog, 5. 5.) The spec file that throws it all together. This is not a
upgrading, getting postmaster to start at OS boot, etc); trivial undertaking in a package of this size.
5.) The spec file that throws it all together. This is not a trivial
undertaking in a package of this size.
I then download and build on as many different canonical distributions I then download and build on as many different canonical distributions
as I can -- currently I am able to build on Red Hat 6.2, 7.0, and 7.1 as I can -- currently I am able to build on Red Hat 6.2, 7.0, and 7.1
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<LI>A set of patches to make certain portions of the source tree <LI>A set of patches to make certain portions of the source tree
'behave' in the different environment of the RPMset;</LI> 'behave' in the different environment of the RPMset;</LI>
<LI>2.) The initscript;</LI> <LI>The initscript;</LI>
<LI>3.) Any other ancilliary scripts and files;</LI> <LI>Any other ancilliary scripts and files;</LI>
<LI>4.) A README.rpm-dist document that tries to adequately document <LI>A README.rpm-dist document that tries to adequately document
both the differences between the RPM build and the WHY of the both the differences between the RPM build and the WHY of the
differences, as well as useful RPM environment operations (like, differences, as well as useful RPM environment operations (like,
using syslog, upgrading, getting postmaster to start at OS boot, using syslog, upgrading, getting postmaster to start at OS boot,
etc);</LI> etc);</LI>
<LI>5.) The spec file that throws it all together. This is not a <LI>The spec file that throws it all together. This is not a
trivial undertaking in a package of this size.</LI> trivial undertaking in a package of this size.</LI>
</OL> </OL>
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