Macros in OBS and how to use them properly

English Open Build Service (OBS)
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Hi…

I figured out how to use the webui finally in obs… very new still i like that it jut builds when you throw something at it lol.

Question is when building locally im trying to figure out how to use macros. I understand all the metadata in the first half but im having issues with

%build
%install
%prep

If i grab a package that opensuse dosen’t have and i want to build it. how do i know what goes in these macros. do i tar -tf the package and look for make files , configure and that should give me a hint ?

Been reading a lot, in fact i have a lot of bookmarks

i.e obs tutorial, rpm packaging guide. how to use osc etc…

Any help is appreciated

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@oxbar25 Hi and welcome to the Forum :wink:
You would look upstream to see what tools are used to build, then head over to http://en.opensuse.org/Portal:Packaging and have a look there for build recipes and tips.

For the likes of python packages you can use py2pack to get the source (when hosted at https://pypi.org/) , generate the rpm spec file etc.

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Thanks will do.

I feel like I’m cheating using ai and not understanding

I’ve built three apps already and it’s a learning experience but I want more.

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Hehehe, joining you in the welcoming :slight_smile:

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Thought you went to bed :sweat_smile:

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I did. And I would still be there, if some allergy for the new formula washing detergent would not have revealed itself. :unamused:

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So I’m getting familiar with rpmlint such a great tool… when it’s in the middle of a build and it errors out cause it’s missing something like <name.so> something do I zypper install it or should I use AI for a quick fix ? I was reading I should use osc shell go into the build and try to fix it there to test then apply when I’m out of the shell.

What are some good use cases?

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