RE: How to install source rpm's on redhat 9

["Canadilla, Pedro" <Pedro.Canadilla@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

In the maximum rpm doc, the examples are done with the user root. Are you
sure that this is wrong?

Many thanks in advance for your help.

Best regards,
P.C.

> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: William Hooper [mailto:whooper@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Enviado el: martes, 22 de abril de 2003 17:45
> Para: shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Asunto: Re: How to install source rpm's on redhat 9
> 
> 
> Mike Vanecek said:
> > From: "William Hooper" <whooper@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> [snip]
> >> For example, I use Leafnode, which is distributed as a 
> tar.bz2 file.
> >>  The author does included a spec file, so I can just do:
> >>
> >> # rpmbuild -tb leafnode-<version>.tar.bz2
> >>
> >> When trying as a user now I get:
> >>
> >> [whooper@xxxxxxxx whooper]$ rpmbuild -tb
> >> /harddrive2/storage/downloads/linux/leafnode-1.9.37.rel.tar.bz2
> >> error: Failed to rename
> >> 
> /home/whooper/rpmbuild/SOURCES/%{name}-%{version}/rpm-spec.3oomkl to
> >> /home/whooper/rpmbuild/SOURCES/%{name}-%{version}/rpm-spec.3oomkl:
> >> No such file or directory: No such file or directory
> >> [whooper@xxxxxxxx whooper]$
> >
> > Try rpmbuild -bb leafnode.spec file while in ~/rpms/SPECS 
> (and with the
> > tarball source in ~/rpms/SOURCES) assuming you have
> [snip]
> 
> This works, but with the added step of having to extract the 
> spec file. 
> with the "-tb" option I don't have to do that.
> 
> > You may have to edit leafnode.spec to point to the correct version.
> [snip]
> 
> Haven't had to do that in a while (the author for a time 
> distributed devel
> versions in tar.bz2, but had the spec looking for a tar.gz).  
> As I said,
> it works fine when using "-tb".
> 
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> William Hooper
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