21.2.2. Building from a compressed tar archive

⁠21.2.2. Building from a compressed tar archive

Table A-9 lists the rpmbuild options for working with a compressed tar archive.

Table A-9 Options for building RPMs from a compressed tar archive

Option	Usage
-ta	Build all, both a binary and source RPM
-tb	Build a binary RPM
-tc	Build (compile) the program but do not make the full RPM, by executing the build commands through the %build section and stopping
-tp	Prepare for building a binary RPM, by executing the build commands through the %prep section and stopping
-ti	Execute the build commands through the %install section and stop
-tl	Check the listing of files for the RPM
-ts	Build a source RPM only

Each of these options requires the name of a compressed tar archive at the end of the command line. The tar archive must contain a valid spec file inside the archive.