slackware-current/source/a/rpm2tgz/rpm2targz.README


This package contains 'rpm2targz', a simple utility to convert Red Hat-style
RPM packages into standard tar.gz archives.  Converted binary packages can then
be installed/removed using the 'installpkg/removepkg' commands, or 'pkgtool'. 

It's advisable to at least examine the converted package with 'less' to make
sure it won't do anything too crazy to your system.  If it does, Patrick
Volkerding and David Cantrell are not responsible, so use this at your own
risk.  :-)

By default, rpm2targz will attempt to use "file" to detect source RPMS, and will
put the contents into a subdirectory in the resulting package.  This may not be
portable to other operating systems -- if you're trying to run rpm2targz on an
OS that doesn't have a file that knows RPM types, and you care about this source
RPM feature, you can compile and install David Cantrell's standalone getrpmtype
utility.  The getrpmtype.tar.gz source archive can be found in Slackware's
source tree in source/a/rpm2tgz/.
Slackware 13.0 Wed Aug 26 10:00:38 CDT 2009 Slackware 13.0 x86_64 is released as stable! Thanks to everyone who helped make this release possible -- see the RELEASE_NOTES for the credits. The ISOs are off to the replicator. This time it will be a 6 CD-ROM 32-bit set and a dual-sided 32-bit/64-bit x86/x86_64 DVD. We're taking pre-orders now at store.slackware.com. Please consider picking up a copy to help support the project. Once again, thanks to the entire Slackware community for all the help testing and fixing things and offering suggestions during this development cycle. As always, have fun and enjoy! -P. 2009-08-26 17:00:38 +02:00
			`This package contains 'rpm2targz', a simple utility to convert Red Hat-style`
			`RPM packages into standard tar.gz archives. Converted binary packages can then`
			`be installed/removed using the 'installpkg/removepkg' commands, or 'pkgtool'.`

			`It's advisable to at least examine the converted package with 'less' to make`
			`sure it won't do anything too crazy to your system. If it does, Patrick`
			`Volkerding and David Cantrell are not responsible, so use this at your own`
			`risk. :-)`

			`By default, rpm2targz will attempt to use "file" to detect source RPMS, and will`
			`put the contents into a subdirectory in the resulting package. This may not be`
			`portable to other operating systems -- if you're trying to run rpm2targz on an`
			`OS that doesn't have a file that knows RPM types, and you care about this source`
			`RPM feature, you can compile and install David Cantrell's standalone getrpmtype`
			`utility. The getrpmtype.tar.gz source archive can be found in Slackware's`
			`source tree in source/a/rpm2tgz/.`