# Building RPM Packages From Source

To generate RPM packages from the build, supply the `-DRPM=xxx` flag to `CMake`, where the value `xxx` is the name of the distribution you're building for. For example, centos7 or rocky8 or fedora39 or sles15.

What these do are controlled in the following CMake files:

* `cmake/cpack_rpm.cmake`
* `cmake/build_configurations/mysql_release.cmake`
* `cmake/mariadb_connector_c.cmake`

To build the packages you should execute:

```
$ umask 0022
$ cmake --build . --target package
```

## See Also

* [About the MariaDB RPM Files](/docs/server/server-management/install-and-upgrade-mariadb/installing-mariadb/binary-packages/rpm/about-the-mariadb-rpm-files.md)
* [Building MariaDB on CentOS](/docs/server/server-management/install-and-upgrade-mariadb/compiling-mariadb-from-source/legacy-guides/source-building-mariadb-on-centos.md)
* [Installing MariaDB RPM Files](/docs/server/server-management/install-and-upgrade-mariadb/installing-mariadb/binary-packages/rpm.md)
* [MariaDB RPM Packages](/docs/server/clients-and-utilities/server-client-software/download/mariadb-rpm-packages.md)

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