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diff --git a/doc/tor-rpm-creation.txt b/doc/tor-rpm-creation.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..af247d2bd5 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/tor-rpm-creation.txt @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +Instructions for building various rpms on various architectures + +This will build various architecture and cpu tuned versions of tor +bundled in a convenient rpm. Each rpm will require glibc on the target +system (which any rpm based linux distro should have already installed +by default). These are the exact same steps used to build the +official rpms of tor + +If you wish to further tune tor rpms beyond this list, see the GCC doc +page for further options: +http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-4.0.2/gcc/i386-and-x86_002d64-Options.html + +i386 with zero tuning (most compatible, should run on a true i386 cpu): + 1) download tor source tarball + 2) at shell prompt, export CFLAGS="-march=i386 -mtune=i386" + 3) in the extracted tor source dir, configure as follows: + ./configure --build=i386-pc-linux-gnu --host=i386-pc-linux-gnu --target=i386-pc-linux-gnu + 4) Edit tor.spec.in, find the following line: + %configure --with-tor-user=%{toruser} --with-tor-group=%{torgroup} + add to it: + --build=i386-pc-linux-gnu --host=i386-pc-linux-gnu --target=i386-pc-linux-gnu + 5) make dist-rpm + 6) Install from the .i386.rpm file. + +i686 with i686 tuning (best for pentium pro, pentium2, pentium3, and +pentium4-class CPUS including the pentium4): + 1) download tor source tarball + 2) at shell prompt, export CFLAGS="-march=i686 -mtune=i686" + 3) in the extracted tor source dir, configure as follows: + ./configure --build=i686-pc-linux-gnu --host=i686-pc-linux-gnu --target=i686-pc-linux-gnu + 4) Edit tor.spec.in, find the following line: + %configure --with-tor-user=%{toruser} --with-tor-group=%{torgroup} + add to it: + --build=i686-pc-linux-gnu --host=i686-pc-linux-gnu --target=i686-pc-linux-gnu + 5) make dist-rpm + 6) Install from the .i686.rpm file. + +athlon64 with athlon64 tuning (best for Athlon64 and Opteron): + 1) download tor source tarball + 2) at shell prompt, export CFLAGS="-march=athlon64 -mtune=athlon64" + 3) in the extracted tor source dir, configure as follows: + ./configure --build=athlon64-pc-linux-gnu --host=athlon64-pc-linux-gnu --target=athlon64-pc-linux-gnu + 4) Edit tor.spec.in, find the following line: + %configure --with-tor-user=%{toruser} --with-tor-group=%{torgroup} + add to it: + --build=athlon64-pc-linux-gnu --host=athlon64-pc-linux-gnu --target=athlon64-pc-linux-gnu + 5) make dist-rpm + 6) Install from the .athlon64.rpm file. + |