nds wrote: > > pesarif wrote: > > >Hi. > > > >I just read some bits and pieces from an open-book called "Maximum RPM". It > >mentions that to build an RPM from .tar.gz source, you need to have a section > >called "%files" in the .spec file and that this must list _all_ the files > >that will be installed on the user's system. The book is a little dated, so > >is this still true? > > > I don't know much about that book but I have been building my own RPMs > for over a year now and I still don't know everything that goes into it. > What I did to learn in the beginning was look into the "spec" file of > successful custom RPMs (they usually were "mdk" packages). I would > compare the spec file from a regular (non-mdk) RPM and a "mdk" RPM. I > noticed that besides occasional directory changes, Mandrake uses "bzip" > tarballs and not "tar.gz" or "tgz" tarballs. Another change is that > Mandrake prefers to "patch" up the current version tarball.
Dear nds: So if we want to get source code and if you find there is patch in /SOURCES , is that mean you need to download more earlier verion's src.rpm? sincere eric, [EMAIL PROTECTED] As far as > your quesion regarding having "%files lists _all_ your files, you are > reading too much into this. You know how when you uncompress tarballs > and they open up with their own directory with files in each directory? > Well that is basically what you are doing, you list these newley created > directories for where all the files will be located. I will give you an > example: > (We will make a package for a file called "IPTalk". We are going to skip > down to the %file portion of the package) > > %files > %defattr (-,root,root) > %/usr/bin/iptalk > %attr (755,root,root) %/usr/lib/iptalk/* > %doc doc/CREDITS NEWS COPYING AUTHORS doc/FAQ README ChangeLog > %/usr/share/*/*/* > %/usr/share/pixmaps/iptalk.xpm > %/usr/share/gnome/apps/Internet/iptalk.desktop > > %files applet > %defattr (-,root,root) > %/usr/bin/iptalk > %attr (755,root,root) %/usr/bin/iptalk_applet > %doc doc/CREDITS NEWS COPYING AUTHORS doc/FAQ README ChangeLog > %/usr/lib/iptalk/* > %/usr/share/locale/*/*/* > %/usr/share/pixmaps/iptalk.xpm > %/usr/share/pixmaps/iptalk/* > %/usr/share/gnome/apps/Internet/iptalk.desktop > %/etc/iptalk/* > > That is all I had to list for my iptalk (fictional program using gnome gtk). > > > > > > >I mean, if I'm compiling something big like KDE (not from SRPMS), it's kind > >of impractical to know what all the %files will be. So does anyone have any > >ideas on how to approach this problem? Otherwise building RPMs (using > >customised source) will be a nightmare :( > > > See above example. > > > > >Secondly, I noticed in a number of posts that people have mentioned that i686 > >(Pentium II) packages will run on a Pentium (i586). If gcc does > >processor-specific optimisations (e.g. use of new instructions), then how > >could i686 packages possible run on i586? > > > > Generic kernel compile for "i486/i586/i686". Specify for Pentium II or > Pentium 4 and then you you will have a program that will more then > likely be processor specific, especially if you use your program for > multimedia applications. > > > > >Thanks in advance > >pesarif > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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