mock - build SRPMs in a chroot

mock [options] [rebuild] SRPM [SRPM...]

mock [options] chroot <cmd>

mock [options] {init|clean|shell}

Mock is a simple chroot/rpm building program. It doesn't do anything terribly fancy other than populate a chroot with the contents specified by a configuration file, then build any input SRPM(s) in that chroot.

The content of a chroot is specified by the configuration specified with the -r option. A default configuration file is specified in /etc/mock/default.cfg, which is usually a symlink to one of the installed configurations.

-r CHROOT

Uses specified chroot configuration as defined in /etc/mock/<chroot>.cfg If none specified, uses the chroot linked to by /etc/mock/default.cfg

--no-clean

Do not clean chroot before building package.

--arch=ARCH

Specify target build arch.

--debug

Output copious debugging information.

--resultdir=RESULTDIR

Change directory where resulting files (RPMs and build logs) are written

--statedir=STATEDIR

Change directory where state information is written

--uniqueext=text

Arbitrary, unique extension to append to buildroot directory name

--configdir=CONFIGDIR

Change directory where config files are found

--quiet

Suppress most output

--autocache

Turn on build-root caching

--rebuildcach

Force rebuild of build-root cache

--help

Show usage information and exit.

--version

Show version number and exit.

init - initialize a chroot (install packages, setup devices, etc.)

chroot - run the specified command within the chroot (which must already be initialized)

clean - purge the chroot tree

shell - start an interactive shell in the specified chroot

rebuild - If no command is specified, rebuild is assumed. Rebuilds the specified SRPM(s)

/etc/mock/ - default configuration directory

/var/lib/mock - directory where chroots are created

To rebuild test.src.rpm under the default chroot:

mock /path/to/test.src.rpm

To specify a different chroot (which must be defined in /etc/mock):

mock -r fedora-4-i386-core /path/to/test.src.rpm

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