Option

Usage

-?, --help

Print the popt help information for all the command-line options

--buildroot directory

Override the default root directory for building with directory.

--clean

Remove the build tree after building

-D, --define 'macro value'

Define the given macro to hold the given value

--dbpath path_to_rpm_db

Use the given directory for the RPM database instead of the default

-E, --eval expression

Print the evaluation of the given expression

--macros file:file:file

Read the given colon-separated files as the macro files to define RPM macros; only the first file must exist

--nobuild

Don't really build anything, which really tests the spec file

--pipe command

Pipe the output of the rpm command to the given command

--quiet

Provide less output, normally show only errors

--rcfile file:file:file

Read the given colon-separated files as the rc files to define RPM settings; only the first file must exist

--rmsource

Remove the sources after the build

--rmspec

Remove the spec file after the build

--root directory

Use directory as the top-level directory instead of /

--short-circuit

With the -bc or -bi options, jumps directly to the given stage and just executes that stage

--showrc

Print the rpmrc and macro configuration and exit

--sign

Sign the package with a GPG signature

--target platform

Build for the given platform. May not work if you don't have the other platform build commands, such as cross compilers, set up. Can work for Intel platforms with i386, i686, and so on.

-v, --verbose

Provide more verbose output

-vv

Provide even more verbose output, including debugging information

--version

Print the RPM version and exit