I am using/testing RPM 4.0.3 to build packages as root and have found some
weird inconsistencies. Or perhaps it's my naivety to the tool.
1) When I direct RPM to build the package in a different build area other
than /usr/src/redhat/.. it will only use the different BuildRoot directive
if I h
Hi All,
Q1: How does RPM know to pick up your .rpmmacros file? This .rpmmacros file
has my redefiniton of %topdir.
Q2: Where should I place this .rpmmacros file? And why there?
I'm limited on RPM resources, plus I'm new to this so any help or advice is
greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance
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Well, I know that ldd in the reference that I am familiar with(RPM) is
usually for determining automatic depenencies..or what shared libraries a
package/program requires..
Hope that helps
- Original Message -
From: "Trond Eivind Glomsrød" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Let's say that as an install developer you were
only given the the exectables to some new application and asked to pakage them
with RPM. Is this possible to package them without source code? Does
one need the pristine sources(.h,.cpp..?) to build, install and package?
Or am I missing the
copyright info
Group: Applications/Test
BuildRoot:/development/
Source:/development
URL:http://www.availsolutions.com
Distribution: MelissaIM
Vendor: AvailSolutions
Packager: Melissa Rickman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
%description
A test application that querys the system. Test to package this
application
