Building an RPM for Perforce
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This directory contains all the files you need to build an RPM for
Perforce, with two notable exceptions - the p4 and p4d binaries. The
intention is to make it easy to rebuild your RPM when new versions of
the client and server become available.


FILES
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	p4.spec		- Describes how to build the RPM
	p4.tar.gz	- Scripts and utilities

How to build your RPM and SRPM
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1. Obtain the latest p4 and p4d from the Perforce download page at:

	http://www.perforce.com/perforce/loadprog.html

   Place these files in your RPM SOURCES directory:

   	RedHat: /usr/src/RedHat/SOURCES
	Mandrake: /usr/src/RPM/SOURCES
	Others: ???

2. Copy the p4.tar.gz file into the SOURCES directory too.

3. Copy the p4.spec file into the RPM SPECS directory

   	RedHat: /usr/src/RedHat/SPECS
	Mandrake: /usr/src/RPM/SPECS
	Others: ???

4. Edit the spec file and update the Release: lines to the correct build
   numbers for client and server. You get these from p4 -V and p4d -V
   respectively.

   Note that the server Release is the first one, and the client release
   is lower down under the "%package -n p4-client" directive.
	
5. Build the RPM

	cd into the SPECS directory as identified above.

	To build only the binary RPM:

		rpm -bb p4.spec

	To build the SRPM as well:

		rpm -ba p4.spec

6. Install the RPMS with rpm -i

CAVEATS
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The spec file is fairly new and not that well tested, so please report all
bugs to tony@perforce.com