tldr/pages/linux/dnf-builddep.md

dnf builddep

Install dependencies to build a given package. Not default to dnf but supported via dnf-plugins-core. See also: dnf. More information: https://dnf-plugins-core.readthedocs.io/en/latest/builddep.html.

• Install dependencies for a given package:

dnf builddep {{path/to/specification.spec}}

• Install dependencies for a given package but ignore unavailable:

dnf builddep --skip-unavailable {{path/to/specification.spec}}

• Define the RPM macro to a given expression:

dnf builddep {{[-D|--define]}} '{{expression}}'

• Define an argument for a .spec file path:

dnf builddep --spec {{argument}}

• Define an argument for a .rpm file path:

dnf builddep --srpm {{argument}}

• Display help:

dnf builddep --help-cmd