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Software Collections Guide

A guide to Software Collections for Fedora and Enterprise Linux

Edition 1.0

Petr Kovář

Red Hat Engineering Content Services

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Abstract

The Software Collections Guide provides an explanation of Software Collections and details how to build and package them. Developers and system administrators who have a basic understanding of software packaging with RPM packages, but who are new to the concept of Software Collections, can use this Guide to get started with Software Collections.
Preface
1. Document Conventions
1.1. Typographic Conventions
1.2. Pull-quote Conventions
1.3. Notes and Warnings
2. We want feedback
3. Acknowledgments
1. Introducing Software Collections
1.1. Why Package Software with RPM?
1.2. What Are Software Collections?
1.3. Enabling Support for Software Collections
1.4. Installing a Software Collection
1.5. Listing Installed Software Collections
1.6. Enabling a Software Collection
1.6.1. Running an Application Directly
1.6.2. Running a Shell with Multiple Software Collections Enabled
1.6.3. Running Commands Stored in a File
1.7. Listing Enabled Software Collections
1.8. Uninstalling a Software Collection
2. Packaging Software Collections
2.1. Creating Your Own Software Collections
2.2. The File System Hierarchy
2.3. The Software Collection Root Directory
2.4. The Software Collection Prefix
2.5. Software Collection Package Names
2.6. Software Collection Scriptlets
2.7. Package Layout
2.7.1. Metapackage
2.7.2. Creating a Metapackage
2.8. Software Collection Macros
2.8.1. Macros Specific to a Software Collection
2.8.2. Macros Not Specific to a Software Collection
2.9. Converting a Conventional Spec File
2.10. Uninstalling All Software Collection Directories
2.11. Making a Software Collection Depend on Another Software Collection
2.12. Building a Software Collection
2.12.1. Rebuilding a Software Collection without build Subpackages
3. Advanced Topics
3.1. Software Collection Automatic Provides and Requires and Filtering Support
3.2. Software Collection Macro Files Support
3.3. Packaging Wrappers for Software Collections
3.4. Software Collection Initscript Support
3.5. Software Collection Library Support
3.5.1. Using a Library Outside of the Software Collection
3.5.2. Prefixing the Library Major soname with the Software Collection Name
3.5.3. Software Collection Library Support in Fedora and Enterprise Linux 7
3.6. Software Collection .pc Files Support
3.7. Software Collection MANPATH Support
3.8. Software Collection cronjob Support
3.9. Software Collection Log File Support
3.10. Software Collection logrotate Support
3.11. Software Collection Lock File Support
3.12. Software Collection Configuration Files Support
3.13. Software Collection Kernel Module Support
3.14. Software Collection SELinux Support
3.14.1. SELinux Support in Fedora and Enterprise Linux 7
3.14.2. SELinux Support in Enterprise Linux 5
4. Extending Software Collections
4.1. Providing an scldevel Subpackage
4.1.1. Using an scldevel Subpackage in a Dependent Software Collection
5. Troubleshooting Software Collections
5.1. Error: line XX: Unknown tag: %scl_package software_collection_name
5.2. scl command does not exist
5.3. Unable to open /etc/scl/prefixes/software_collection_name
5.4. scl_source: command not found
6. Getting More Information
6.1. Installed Documentation
6.2. Accessing Online Resources
A. Revision History