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dnf builddep — Install dependencies to build a given package. Not default to `dnf` but supported via `dnf-plugins-c

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Problem

How to use the dnf builddep command: Install dependencies to build a given package. Not default to dnf but supported via dnf-plugins-core. See also: dnf. More information: <https://dnf-plugins-core.readthedocs.io/en/latest/builddep.html>.

Solution

dnf builddep — Install dependencies to build a given package. Not default to dnf but supported via dnf-plugins-core. See also: dnf. More information: <https://dnf-plugins-core.readthedocs.io/en/latest/builddep.html>.

Install dependencies for a given package:

dnf builddep {{path/to/specification.spec}}

Install dependencies for a given package but ignore unavailable:

dnf builddep --skip-unavailable {{path/to/specification.spec}}

Define the RPM macro to a given expression:

dnf builddep {{[-D|--define]}} '{{expression}}'

Define an argument for a .spec file path:

dnf builddep --spec {{argument}}

Define an argument for a .rpm file path:

dnf builddep --srpm {{argument}}

Display help:

dnf builddep --help-cmd

Code Snippets

Install dependencies for a given package

dnf builddep {{path/to/specification.spec}}

Install dependencies for a given package but ignore unavailable

dnf builddep --skip-unavailable {{path/to/specification.spec}}

Define the RPM macro to a given expression

dnf builddep {{[-D|--define]}} '{{expression}}'

Define an argument for a `.spec` file path

dnf builddep --spec {{argument}}

Define an argument for a `.rpm` file path

dnf builddep --srpm {{argument}}

Context

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