This are some very basic instructions on the latest version of krpmbuilder which is released as version 1.2. It is assumed that the user has some basic knowledge of rpm-packages and the way they are built.
Configuration information is stored in ~/.kde/share/config/krpmbuilderrc. This may vary with the installation.
Krpmbuilder aids the process of building a rpm-package from a sourcetarball, either a .bz2 or a .gz tarfile. The information needed to build the package is currently collected in four steps numbered step 1 through step 5. Step 2 is not used in the current version, it will later be used to add patches and/or additional sources to the build process.
Step 1
The editfield Source File needs some extra attention. It is used to select the path to the file that will be copied to the rpm/SOURCES directory. The name of the file must correspond to the projectname and the selected version for example
project name: krpmbuilder
version number: 1.1
gives the following name krpmbuilder-1.1.tar.(gz/bz2). The filename will be stored together with the path in projectfile krpmbuilder.krpm or whatever you name it. When the project is reloaded later on, this information is used to copy the file back to the rpm/SOURCES directory to allow another build. The user is prompted if the file still resides in the target directory.
The other steps should provide enough information to use them.