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Package: mach (0.9.1-2)

make a chroot of a rpm-based distribution

mach allows you to set up clean roots from scratch for any distribution or distribution variation supported.

This clean build root can be used for several goals: 

 - making clean packages
 - set up chroots for services to run it
 - make disk images of clean roots (for example for UML)

Currently, mach works for rpm-based distributions that can work with apt for rpm.

Included at this moment is the necessary information to set up: 

 - Fedora 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and development
 - Red Hat 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 8, and 9
 - CentOS 4
 - Dave/Dina
 - Conectiva 9
 - SuSE 8.1, 8.2, and 9.0
 - Yellowdog 2.3, and 3.0

Some handy features of mach include: 

 - "caching" of downloaded packages using the build hosts's apt
   the build root
 - ensures clean packages by reverting to the base set of build packages
 - uses apt to resolve dependencies
 - parsing of BuildRequires to install necessary packages for building
 - build ordering when doing multiple builds
 - support for flavours of distribution
 - multiple build roots
 - locking of buildroot to avoid concurrent builds
 - optional signing of built packages

Other Packages Related to mach

  • depends
  • recommends
  • suggests
  • dep: adduser
    add and remove users and groups
  • dep: libc6 (>= 2.3.5-1) [arm, hppa, mips, mipsel, sparc]
    GNU C Library: Shared libraries
    also a virtual package provided by libc6-udeb
    dep: libc6 (>= 2.5) [amd64, armel, i386, powerpc, s390]
  • dep: libc6.1 (>= 2.5) [alpha, ia64]
    GNU C Library: Shared libraries
    also a virtual package provided by libc6.1-udeb
  • dep: python
    An interactive high-level object-oriented language (default version)
  • dep: python-rpm
    Python bindings for RPM
  • dep: rpm (>= 4.1)
    Red Hat package manager
  • dep: yum
    Advanced front-end for rpm
    or apt-rpm-client (>= 0.5.5cnc2)
    Package not available
  • rec: cpio
    GNU cpio -- a program to manage archives of files
  • rec: gnupg
    GNU privacy guard - a free PGP replacement

Download mach

Download for all available architectures
Architecture Package Size Installed Size Files
alpha 74.2 kB476 kB [list of files]
amd64 71.3 kB472 kB [list of files]
arm 70.6 kB472 kB [list of files]
armel 70.4 kB472 kB [list of files]
hppa 71.9 kB472 kB [list of files]
i386 70.5 kB472 kB [list of files]
ia64 73.9 kB488 kB [list of files]
mips 71.5 kB476 kB [list of files]
mipsel 71.5 kB476 kB [list of files]
powerpc 72.7 kB476 kB [list of files]
s390 71.3 kB472 kB [list of files]
sparc 70.6 kB472 kB [list of files]