A basic task for invoking the rpm executable to build a Linux installation file. The task currently only works on Linux or other Unix platforms with rpm support.
| Attribute | Description | Required |
| specFile | The name of the spec file to be used. | Yes |
| topDir | This is the directory which will have the expected subdirectories, SPECS, SOURCES, BUILD, SRPMS. If this isn't specified, the baseDir value is used | No |
| cleanBuildDir | This will remove the generated files in the BUILD directory. | No |
| removeSpec | This will remove the spec file from SPECS | No |
| removeSource | Flag (optional, default=false) to remove the sources after the build. See the the --rmsource option of rpmbuild. | No |
| rpmBuildCommand | The executable to use for building the RPM.
Defaults to rpmbuild if it can be found or
rpm otherwise. Set this if you don't have either on
your PATH or want to use a different executable. Since Ant
1.6. |
No |
| command | Very similar idea to the cvs task. the default is "-bb" | No |
| quiet | Suppress output. Defaults to false. | No |
| output/error | Where standard output and error go | No |
| failOnError | Stop the buildprocess if the RPM build command exits with a non-zero retuncode. Defaults to false | No |