---
name: "dnf-builddep"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "dnf-plugins-core"
version: "4.3.1-3"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dnf-builddep"
---

# dnf-builddep(8)

DNF builddep Plugin Install whatever is needed to build the given .src.rpm, .nosrc.rpm or .spec file. WARNING:

## NAME

dnf-builddep - DNF builddep Plugin

Install whatever is needed to build the given .src.rpm, .nosrc.rpm or .spec file.

**WARNING:**

Build dependencies in a package (i.e. src.rpm) might be different than you would expect because they were evaluated according macros set on the package build host.

## SYNOPSIS

**dnf builddep \<package\>...**

## ARGUMENTS

- **\<package\>**

  Either path to .src.rpm, .nosrc.rpm or .spec file or package available in a repository.

## OPTIONS

All general DNF options are accepted, see *Options* in **[dnf(8)](/dnf/8.md)** for details.

- **--help-cmd**

  Show this help.

- **-D \<macro expr\>, --define \<macro expr\>**

  Define the RPM macro named *macro* to the value *expr* when parsing spec files. Does not apply for source rpm files.

- **--spec**

  Treat arguments as .spec files.

- **--srpm**

  Treat arguments as source rpm files.

- **--skip-unavailable**

  Skip build dependencies not available in repositories. All available build dependencies will be installed.

Note that *builddep* command does not honor the *–skip-broken* option, so there is no way to skip uninstallable packages (e.g. with broken dependencies).

## EXAMPLES

- **dnf builddep foobar.spec**

  Install the needed build requirements, defined in the foobar.spec file.

- **dnf builddep --spec foobar.spec.in**

  Install the needed build requirements, defined in the spec file when filename ends with something different than **.spec**.

- **dnf builddep foobar-1.0-1.src.rpm**

  Install the needed build requirements, defined in the foobar-1.0-1.src.rpm file.

- **dnf builddep foobar-1.0-1**

  Look up foobar-1.0-1 in enabled repositories and install build requirements for its source rpm.

- **dnf builddep -D 'scl python27' python-foobar.spec**

  Install the needed build requirements for the python27 SCL version of python-foobar.

## AUTHOR

See AUTHORS in your Core DNF Plugins distribution

## COPYRIGHT

2023, Red Hat, Licensed under GPLv2+