## org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional
Class Rpm

    java.lang.Object
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      +--org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
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            +--org.apache.tools.ant.Task
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                  +--org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.Rpm

public class Rpm
extends Task

Invokes the rpm tool to build a Linux installation file.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.Task
`description, location, target, taskName, taskType, wrapper`

Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
`project`

Constructor Summary
`Rpm()`

Method Summary
`void` `execute()` Execute the task
`protected java.lang.String` `guessRpmBuildCommand()` Checks whether `rpmbuild` is on the PATH and returns the absolute path to it - falls back to `rpm` otherwise.
`void` `setCleanBuildDir(boolean cbd)` Flag (optional, default=false) to remove the generated files in the BUILD directory
`void` `setCommand(java.lang.String c)` What command to issue to the rpm build tool; optional.
`void` `setError(java.io.File error)` Optional file to save stderr to
`void` `setOutput(java.io.File output)` Optional file to save stdout to.
`void` `setRemoveSource(boolean rs)` Flag (optional, default=false) to remove the sources after the build.
`void` `setRemoveSpec(boolean rs)` Flag (optional, default=false) to remove the spec file from SPECS
`void` `setRpmBuildCommand(java.lang.String c)` The executable to run when building; optional.
`void` `setSpecFile(java.lang.String sf)` The name of the spec File to use; required.
`void` `setTopDir(java.io.File td)` The directory which will have the expected subdirectories, SPECS, SOURCES, BUILD, SRPMS ; optional.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.Task
`getDescription, getLocation, getOwningTarget, getRuntimeConfigurableWrapper, getTaskName, getTaskType, getWrapper, handleErrorFlush, handleErrorOutput, handleFlush, handleInput, handleOutput, init, isInvalid, log, log, maybeConfigure, perform, reconfigure, setDescription, setLocation, setOwningTarget, setRuntimeConfigurableWrapper, setTaskName, setTaskType`

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
`getProject, setProject`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### Rpm

    public Rpm()

Method Detail

### execute

    public void execute()
                 throws BuildException

  Execute the task

  Overrides:
    `execute` in class `Task`
  Throws:
    `BuildException` - is there is a problem in the task execution.

### setTopDir

    public void setTopDir(java.io.File td)

  The directory which will have the expected subdirectories, SPECS, SOURCES, BUILD, SRPMS ; optional. If this isn't specified, the `baseDir` value is used

  Parameters:
    `td` - the directory containing the normal RPM directories.

### setCommand

    public void setCommand(java.lang.String c)

  What command to issue to the rpm build tool; optional. The default is "-bb"

### setSpecFile

    public void setSpecFile(java.lang.String sf)

  The name of the spec File to use; required.

### setCleanBuildDir

    public void setCleanBuildDir(boolean cbd)

  Flag (optional, default=false) to remove the generated files in the BUILD directory

### setRemoveSpec

    public void setRemoveSpec(boolean rs)

  Flag (optional, default=false) to remove the spec file from SPECS

### setRemoveSource

    public void setRemoveSource(boolean rs)

  Flag (optional, default=false) to remove the sources after the build. See the `--rmsource` option of rpmbuild.

### setOutput

    public void setOutput(java.io.File output)

  Optional file to save stdout to.

### setError

    public void setError(java.io.File error)

  Optional file to save stderr to

### setRpmBuildCommand

    public void setRpmBuildCommand(java.lang.String c)

  The executable to run when building; optional. The default is `rpmbuild`.

  Parameters:
    `c` - the rpm build executable
  Since:
    Ant 1.6

### guessRpmBuildCommand

    protected java.lang.String guessRpmBuildCommand()

  Checks whether `rpmbuild` is on the PATH and returns the absolute path to it - falls back to `rpm` otherwise.

  Since:
    1.6

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