#!/usr/bin/perl
#by zentara    zentara@gypsyfarm.com 
#inspired by tsch script(rpmdump) of Volker Kuhlmann  
use warnings;
use strict;
use Cwd;
use File::Path;

if ($#ARGV < 0){print<<'EOT';
Usage: rpmrip 1.rpm 2.rpm 3.rpm.......
Will install the given rpm (or spm) into the current directory.
EOT
exit;
}
my $td=cwd();

## make fake rpm database in current directory 
print "Creating rpm db directory $td/var/lib/rpm\n";
mkpath ('var/lib/rpm');
print "Initializing rpm db\n";
system ('rpm','--root',$td,'--dbpath','/var/lib/rpm','--initdb');

foreach (@ARGV){
system ('rpm','--notriggers','--noscripts','--nodeps','--force',
        '--ignorearch','--ignoreos',
        '--relocate',"/=/$td",'--badreloc',
        '--define',"_dbpath $td/var/lib/rpm",
        '--define',"_topdir $td",
        '-Uvh', $_)}

rmtree ('var',0,0);
print 'Source spm\'s are in SOURCE, binary rpms are in dirs',"\n\n";

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