NAME
mock - build SRPMs in a chroot
SYNTAX
mock [options] --rebuild SRPM [SRPM...]
mock [options] --chroot <cmd>
mock [options] {--init|clean|shell}
mock [options] --installdeps {SRPM|RPM}
mock [options] --install PACKAGE
mock [options] --update
mock [options] --orphanskill
mock [options] --copyin path [path...] destination
mock [options] --copyout path [path...] destination
DESCRIPTION
Mock is a simple program that will build source RPMs inside a chroot.
It doesn’t do anything terribly fancy other than populate a chroot with
the contents specified by a configuration file, then build any input
SRPM(s) in that chroot.
The content of a chroot is specified by the configuration specified
with the -r option. The default configuration file is
/etc/mock/default.cfg, which is usually a symlink to one of the
installed configurations.
There is a site-wide configuration file, /etc/mock/site-defaults.cfg,
which can be used to specify site-wide options. The shipped version of
this file has no active options, but does have a list of all of the
configuration options, examples of how to set them, and their default
values.
For backwards compatibility, old-style commands, ("rebuild", "init",
"clean", etc.) without leading ’--’ are still accepted, but are
deprecated. See COMMANDS section, below, for detailed listing of all
commands.
COMMANDS
--clean
Purge the chroot tree
--init Initialize a chroot (clean, install chroot packages, etc.)
--rebuild
If no command is specified, rebuild is assumed. Rebuilds the
specified SRPM(s). The buildroot is cleaned first, unless --no-
clean is specified.
--shell
Run the specified command interactively within the chroot (which
must already be initialized -- no ’clean’ is performed). If no
command specified, /bin/sh is run.
--chroot
Run the specified command non-interactively within the chroot
(which must already be initialized -- no ’clean’ is performed).
Command output will be sent to the log files.
--installdeps
Find out deps for SRPM or RPM, and do a yum install to put them
in the buildroot. Buildroot must already be initialized -- no
’clean’ is performed
--install
Do a yum install PACKAGE inside the buildroot. Buildroot must
already be initialized -- no ’clean’ is performed
--update
Do a yum update inside the buildroot. Buildroot must already be
initialized -- no ’clean’ is performed
--orphanskill
No-op mode that simply checks that no stray processes are
running in the chroot. Kills any processes that it finds using
specified root.
--copyin
Copies the source paths (files or directory trees) into the
chroot at the specified destination path.
--copyout
Copies the source paths (files or directory trees) from the
chroot to the specified destination path.
OPTIONS
-r CHROOT, --root=CHROOT
Uses specified chroot configuration as defined in
/etc/mock/<chroot>.cfg. If none specified, uses the chroot
linked to by /etc/mock/default.cfg
--offline
Run in ’offline’ mode where we tell ’yum’ to run completely from
local cache. Also disables cache expiry for the mock yum cache.
--no-clean
Do not clean chroot before building package.
--cleanup-after
Clean chroot after building. Use with --resultdir. Only active
for ’--rebuild’.
--no-cleanup-after
Don’t clean chroot after building. If automatic cleanup is
enabled, use this to disable.
--target=ARCH
This argument is passed to rpmbuild to specify the target arch
to build. It defaults to whatever is specified for --arch, or
whatever is specified in the config file as
config_opts[’target_arch’].
--arch=ARCH
Calls the linux personality() syscall to tell the kernel to
emulate a secondary architecture. For example, building i386
packages on an x86_64 buildhost.
-D "MACRO EXPR", --define="MACRO EXPR"
Specify macro definitions used for the build. This option may
be used multiple times, just as the rpmbuild --define option can
be. For example:
--define "with_extra_cheese 1" --define="packager Monkey"
--with=OPTION
Enable configure OPTION for build. This option may be used
multiple times. For example:
--with=extra_cheese
--without=OPTION
Disable configure OPTION for build. This option may be used
multiple times. For example:
--without=anchovies
--resultdir=RESULTDIR
Change directory where resulting files (RPMs and build logs) are
written. Resultdir can contain python-string substitutions for
any variable in the chroot config. For example:
--resultdir=./my/"%(dist)s"/"%(target_arch)s"/
--uniqueext=text
Arbitrary, unique extension to append to buildroot directory
name
--configdir=CONFIGDIR
Change directory where config files are found
--rpmbuild_timeout=SECONDS
Fail build if rpmbuild takes longer than ’timeout’ seconds
--unpriv
Drop privileges before running command when using --chroot
--cwd=DIR
Change to the specified directory (relative to the chroot)
before running command when using --chroot
-q, --quiet
Be quiet.
-v, --verbose
Output verbose progress information.
--trace
Enables verbose tracing of function enter/exit with function
arguments and return codes. Useful for debugging mock itself.
-h, --help
Show usage information and exit.
--version
Show version number and exit.
FILES
/etc/mock/ - default configuration directory
/var/lib/mock - directory where chroots are created
EXAMPLES
To rebuild test.src.rpm under the default chroot. The output RPMs will
be placed under /var/lib/mock/CHROOT/results/ by default.
mock --rebuild /path/to/your.src.rpm
To specify a different chroot, which must be defined in /etc/mock/. The
argument to -r is the name of the file in /etc/mock without the
trailing .cfg.
mock -r fedora-8-i386 --rebuild /path/to/your.src.rpm
To specify a different chroot and place the output RPMs and logs in a
specified location.
mock -r fedora-8-i386 --resultdir=./my-results
/path/to/your.src.rpm
BUGS
To report bugs in mock, go to:
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla.
Select the query option, using product Fedora Hosted Projects and
component mock and press the Start Search button. If there is a bug
similar to the one you are seeing, add your information to the
comments. If not, go to the new bug page using the same product and
component and fill in the form.
AUTHORS
Michael Brown <mebrown@michaels-house.net>
Clark Williams <williams@redhat.com>
Seth Vidal <skvidal@linux.duke.edu>
and a cast of...tens
SEE ALSO
yum(8) rpmbuild(8) http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Projects/Mock