README.md

signal-cli-rpm

RPM packaged signal-cli for Fedora and Enterprise Linux

Until included by Fedora and EPEL available via copr:

• https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/pbiering/InternetServerExtensions/

Information

supports

• dbus configuration/service file, see also: https://github.com/AsamK/signal-cli/wiki/DBus-service
• systemd unit file

confilg files

• required ones taken+adjusted from https://github.com/AsamK/signal-cli/tree/master/data

Usage

Build RPM

Recommended on a dedicated build host

preparation

based on upstream/main

# clone repo
git clone https://github.com/pbiering/signal-cli.git
# change into directory
cd signal-cli-rpm

based on a published release

# fetch release package
wget https://github.com/pbiering/signal-cli-rpm/archive/refs/tags/<VERSION>-<RELEASE>.tar.gz
# extract package
tar xzf signal-cli-rpm-<VERSION>-<RELEASE>.tar.gz
# change into directory
cd signal-cli-rpm-<VERSION>-<RELEASE>

install dependencies

as build user

Extract dependencies

rpmbuild -bb signal-cli.spec 2>&1 | awk '$0 ~ "is needed" { print $1 }' | xargs echo "dnf install"

as system user

Install packages listed above

dnf install ...

create source RPM

create Source RPM by downloading external dependencies

make srpm

build binary RPM

make rpm

Install RPM

Transfer RPM to final destination system and install (this will also resolve and install required dependencies)

native build

dnf localinstall signal-cil-<VERSION>-<RELEASE>.<DIST>.<ARCH>.rpm

via Fedora copr

Until included by Fedora and EPEL available via copr:

• https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/pbiering/InternetServerExtensions/

configuration

See https://github.com/AsamK/signal-cli/wiki