RPM-Packager Building RPMs should be easy. This is a manifest approach to easily create custom RPMs. Once this module is installed, building RPMs should be as simple as writing a YAML file that looks like the following: --- name: testpackage version: grep Changelog # version string or some command to retrieve it os: el6 dependencies: - perl-YAML > 0.5 - perl-JSON files: bin: /usr/local/bin # directory-based mapping. RPM will install CWD/bin/* to /usr/local/bin. user: apache # specify the owner of files. default: root group: apache # specify the group owner of files. default: root sign: # optionally, gpg signing of RPM gpg_name: ED16CAB # provide the GPG key ID passphrase_cmd: cat secret_file # command to retrieve the secret after_install: /path/to/script # script to run after the package is installed (%post) Then run: rpm_packager.pl Note : You need to have fpm available in PATH. For GPG signing, you need to have proper keys imported. Note2: The 'iteration' field of RPM will be determined by the BUILD_NUMBER env variable plus 'os' field, like '150.el7'. If BUILD_NUMBER is unavailable, 1 will be used. You may also interact with the library directly as long as you pass in the manifest information in a hash: use RPM::Packager; my %args = ( name => 'testpackage', version => 'grep Changelog', files => { bin => '/usr/local/bin' }, dependencies => [ 'perl-YAML > 0.5', 'perl-JSON' ], os => 'el6', user => 'apache', group => 'apache', sign => { 'gpg_name' => 'ED16CAB', 'passphrase_cmd' => 'cat secret_file' }, after_install => 'foo/bar/baz.sh' ); my $obj = RPM::Packager->new(%args); $obj->create_rpm(); # RPM produced in CWD INSTALLATION To install this module, run the following commands: perl Makefile.PL make make test make install SUPPORT AND DOCUMENTATION After installing, you can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command. perldoc RPM::Packager You can also look for information at: RT, CPAN's request tracker (report bugs here) http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=RPM-Packager AnnoCPAN, Annotated CPAN documentation http://annocpan.org/dist/RPM-Packager CPAN Ratings http://cpanratings.perl.org/d/RPM-Packager Search CPAN http://search.cpan.org/dist/RPM-Packager/ LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT Copyright (C) 2015 Satoshi Yagi This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the the Artistic License (2.0). You may obtain a copy of the full license at: L Any use, modification, and distribution of the Standard or Modified Versions is governed by this Artistic License. By using, modifying or distributing the Package, you accept this license. Do not use, modify, or distribute the Package, if you do not accept this license. If your Modified Version has been derived from a Modified Version made by someone other than you, you are nevertheless required to ensure that your Modified Version complies with the requirements of this license. This license does not grant you the right to use any trademark, service mark, tradename, or logo of the Copyright Holder. This license includes the non-exclusive, worldwide, free-of-charge patent license to make, have made, use, offer to sell, sell, import and otherwise transfer the Package with respect to any patent claims licensable by the Copyright Holder that are necessarily infringed by the Package. If you institute patent litigation (including a cross-claim or counterclaim) against any party alleging that the Package constitutes direct or contributory patent infringement, then this Artistic License to you shall terminate on the date that such litigation is filed. Disclaimer of Warranty: THE PACKAGE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS' AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES. THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT ARE DISCLAIMED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY YOUR LOCAL LAW. UNLESS REQUIRED BY LAW, NO COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTOR WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THE PACKAGE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.