[Mageia-dev] source rpms - newbie question

[Malo Deniélou]

Le 19/07/12 13:02,blind Pete nous adresse ces quelques mots :
> Guillaume Rousse wrote:
> 
>> Le 19/07/2012 05:19, blind Pete a écrit :
>>> util-linux-ng-2.18-4.1.mga1.src.rpm is safely downloded to my local
>>> drive.  Now what do I do with it?
>>>
>>> urpmi --install-src ./util*
>>> gives a lot of errors about iurt not existing and using root
>>> instead, but does not seem to install anything into /usr/src/RPM/
>>>
>>> This is probably obvious to everyone here - except me.
>> What is not obvious, tough, as what you are trying to achieve exactly...
> 
> I want to look at the source code.  I was expecting that command 
> line to install (unpack) the source code into /usr/src/RPMS/ but 
> maybe --install-src compiles and installs *from* source code?  
> 
> Either way, what is the approved method of looking at the contents 
> of a *.src.rpm file?  An RTFM is perfectly apropriate here - as 
> long as it includes a link to the FM.  

If you want to browse the specs, you can also look at the svn:

http://svnweb.mageia.org/packages/updates/2/util-linux/current/

or

http://svnweb.mageia.org/packages/cauldron/util-linux/current/

-- 
Malo