A hands-on guide to RPM packaging for Fedora/RHEL systems.

• Basic Linux command-line knowledge
• Ability to search documentation
• Fedora-based system (or RHEL/CentOS)

Each directory contains a self-contained example focusing on a specific aspect of RPM packaging:

• 00-start - Setup and basic terminology
• 01-basics - Your first RPM spec file
• 02-dependencies - Handling BuildRequires and Requires
• 03-patching-from-pr - Applying patches from upstream PRs
• 04-patching-custom - Creating custom patches
• 05-subpackages - Splitting into -devel, -examples, -doc
• 06-unbundling - Using system libraries instead of bundled
• 07-rust - Packaging Rust applications with system crates

Work through directories in order. Each contains:

• README.md with explanation
• Example spec files
• Source files (where applicable)
• Expected outputs or solutions

See XX-todo/ for ideas on additional sections to add.

Feel free to suggest improvements or additional topics.

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