how to build a statsd RPM using FPM.

gistfile1.txt

# get required build bits

yum install -y jdk jruby nodejs rpm-build

# setup jruby (add /opt/jruby/bin to your path)

jgem install fpm

# checkout statsd

unset https_proxy

git clone https://github.com/etsy/statsd.git

cd statsd

# here's the command, comments refer to each line:

# turn a directory into an rpm called statsd
# it's noarch and the rpm should extract to /opt/statsd
# include the files and folders listed
fpm -s dir -t rpm -n statsd \
-a noarch --prefix /opt/statsd \
lib bin backends utils docs *.md *.js

# this will plop out an RPM into the directory you're on