rdopkg 0.36

RDO packaging utility

# rdopkg

rdopkg is an RPM packaging automation tool. It provides automation for package maintenance including git-based patches management and automagic rebases to new upstream versions. It also contains various functionality we needed for [RDO](https://www.rdoproject.org/) packaging, such as advanced requirements.txt management for python projects.

rdopkg is under constant development, serving the needs of the mighty [RDO](https://www.rdoproject.org/) packager-warriors.

Generic [dist-git](https://www.rdoproject.org/packaging/rdo-packaging.html#dist-git) and patches management functionality and conventions provided by rdopkg proved to be efficient way of packaging fast-moving upstream projects with minimal human effort. In order to make this functionality conveniently available for packagers, I’m splitting (and refactoring) the best of rdopkg features into a generic modular packaging tools framework called [pwnpkg](https://github.com/yac/pwnpkg). Check it out if you are interested in advanced dist-git patches management, writing you own *pkg tool or creating fedpkg/copr-cli we deserve.

## Installation

### from RPM repo (default)

The easiest and recommended way to get rdopkg is use [jruzicka/rdopkg copr](https://copr.fedoraproject.org/coprs/jruzicka/rdopkg/). The linked page contains instructions howto enable the repository:

dnf copr enable jruzicka/rdopkg

After you’ve enabled the repo, just

dnf install rdopkg

Note that [Fedora review](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1246199) is underway but not likely to finish before pwnpkg split.

### from source

If you want to hack rdopkg or just have the latest fixes without waiting for next release, I suggest using the git repo directly a la

git clone https://github.com/redhat-openstack/rdopkg cd rdopkg python setup.py develop –user

Required python modules are listed in [requirements.txt](requirements.txt) and also in [rdopkg.spec](rdopkg.spec) as RPM requirements.

### from PyPI

For your convenience, rdopkg is also available from the Cheese Shop. This should come in handy especially if you want to reuse rdopkg as a module.

pip install rdopkg

## [The Manual](https://www.rdoproject.org/packaging/rdopkg/rdopkg.1.html)

Exhaustive rdopkg manual is available, you can:

• [read it online](https://www.rdoproject.org/packaging/rdopkg/rdopkg.1.html)

• read its nice source: [doc/rdopkg.1.txt](doc/rdopkg.1.txt)

• run man rdopkg if you installed from RPM

You might also be interested in [RDO packaging guide](https://www.rdoproject.org/packaging/rdo-packaging.html) which contains some examples of rdopkg usage and more.

## Bugs

Please use the [github Issues](https://github.com/redhat-openstack/rdopkg/issues) to report bugs. I usually fix them within days.