This time you can see how easy it is to build your own packages on PLD Linux. While PLD is a binary rpm distribution, you can use the builder script to build new packages just like you use emerge on Gentoo.

Unfortunately the quality on this clip is somewhat low so keep your eyes peeled not to miss a single detail.

Tips

• Use builder --init-rpm-dir once to prepare your home directory for the package building goodness
• Use builder -bb to build binary rpm packages you can install later
• poldek -n home will use the locally available packages instead of the ones that come from the distribution
• Never use your root account for building packages

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Preparing the package building environment on PLD Linux (1MB)

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