[rpm-list] RPM Help

dfsd dfd bgsmithjr at live.com
Wed Jan 18 10:07:28 UTC 2012


Thanks guys

Regards,

 

Bobby G. Smith Jr.


> Subject: RE: [rpm-list] RPM Help
> To: rpm-list at lists.rpm.org
> CC: rpm-list at lists.rpm.org; rpm-list-bounces at lists.rpm.org
> From: Greg_Swift at aotx.uscourts.gov
> Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 08:13:51 -0600
> 
> If its happening with all of your software try looking through the output
> of 'rpm --showrc' for 'prefix'
> 
> if i grep the output for just 'prefix' I get 16 lines on my RHEL5 system.
> 
> [root at myboxen ~]# rpm --showrc | grep prefix
>         package payload file(s) have "./" prefix.
>   %{-C:${_mydir}}%{!-C:.}/configure %{_target_platform} --prefix=%{_prefix}
> --exec-prefix=%{_exec_prefix} --bindir=%{_bindir} --sbindir=%{_sbindir}
> --sysconfdir=%{_sysconfdir} --datadir=%{_datadir}
> --includedir=%{_includedir} --libdir=%{_libdir} --libexecdir=%{_libexecdir}
> --localstatedir=%{_localstatedir} --sharedstatedir=%{_sharedstatedir}
> --mandir=%{_mandir} --infodir=%{_infodir} %* ;
> -14: _bindir    %{_exec_prefix}/bin
> -14: _datadir   %{_prefix}/share
> -14: _exec_prefix       %{_prefix}
> -14: _includedir        %{_prefix}/include
> -14: _libdir    %{_exec_prefix}/%{_lib}
> -14: _libexecdir        %{_exec_prefix}/libexec
> -14: _prefix    /usr
> -14: _sbindir   %{_exec_prefix}/sbin
> -14: _sharedstatedir    %{_prefix}/com
>         --program-prefix=%{?_program_prefix} \
>         --prefix=%{_prefix} \
>         --exec-prefix=%{_exec_prefix} \
>         prefix=%{?buildroot:%{buildroot}}%{_prefix} \
>         exec_prefix=%{?buildroot:%{buildroot}}%{_exec_prefix} \
> 
> 
> One thing thats bugging me about what you are seeing is the $.  If its
> referencing the macro is really should be a %.
> 
> -greg
> 
> rpm-list-bounces at lists.rpm.org wrote on 01/05/2012 12:05:47 AM:
> >
> > Any package, or even ' rpm --rebuilddb' or 'rpm --initdb', even if
> > the packages fails to install. It's makes me think it is a problem
> > with the software. It is not exchanging variables. I know that it is
> > not the packages fault and I've looked at all of the install rpm
> > files that were editable in a text editor but could not find $
> > {prefix} only %[[{prefix]]}} and similar. If I delete the folder
> > then type rpm --rebuilddb then it creates a folder
> > ${prefix}/var/lib/rpm and puts the data base files, *_db, in it. Thanks.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Bobby G. Smith Jr.
> >
> 
> > > Subject: RE: [rpm-list] RPM Help
> > > To: rpm-list at lists.rpm.org
> > > CC: rpm-list at lists.rpm.org; rpm-list-bounces at lists.rpm.org
> > > From: Greg_Swift at aotx.uscourts.gov
> > > Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 08:35:32 -0600
> > >
> > > Is this a package you created, or one you downloaded? It sounds like
> there
> > > is something wrong with the way the spec defines the value, but without
> > > looking at the spec it would be hard to go further.
> > >
> > > -greg
> > >
> > > rpm-list-bounces at lists.rpm.org wrote on 01/02/2012 11:45:00 AM:
> > > >
> > > > When I type rpm -i dpkg.rpm
> > > > It installs the program.
> > > > But then I loot at /
> > > > And there is an extra folder named "${prefix}"
> > > > I installed rpm from source with ./configure --prefix=/usr
> > > > I have not tried "rpm -i dpkg.rpm -prefix="
> > > > Is that what you mean?
> > > > What information do you need?
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > >
> > > > Bobby G. Smith Jr.
> > > >
> > >
> > > > > From: jpyeron at pdinc.us
> > > > > To: rpm-list at lists.rpm.org
> > > > > Subject: RE: [rpm-list] RPM Help
> > > > > Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2012 07:54:48 -0500
> > > > >
> > > > > > From: dfsd dfd
> > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 2:33
> > > > > > Subject: [rpm-list] RPM Help
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > When I install an rpm, it creates a folder '/${prefix}/var/lib/
> > > > rpm/' and puts
> > > > > the package database files in
> > > > > > it. I do not use ${prefix} as a code or symbol that is the
> > > > literally the name
> > > > > of the folder it creates. I
> > > > > > have tried to install one packages but I don't have all of its
> > > > dependencies.
> > > > >
> > > > > Going to need a lot more information than that.
> > > > >
> > > > > > How can I make it use the correct folder?
> > > > >
> > > > > But have you tried setting prefix to the empty string?
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Bobby G. Smith Jr.
> > > > >
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