How do I install an entire directory under /var with rpm

[Michael Barto]

I have had previously added an install shell scripts that actually did 
an install.

This is what it consisted of in my spec file:
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%install
sh ./installer.sh 

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The script was in the q-statusLinux-5.10.tar-gz file and this is what I was:

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#!/bin/sh
VAR=$1
if [ "${VAR}" == "no" ]; then
    echo "**********************NO*****************"
    exit;
fi

cd ../
tar cf -  q-statusLinux-5.10 | (cd /var/local; tar xf -)
echo "**********************INSTALLED*****************"
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When I do rpmbuild it actually installs the program on the machine where 
I am building the rpm and makes me an rpm (But does not update the 
Package Manager- no surprise there). But when I export the rpm to 
another machine and install it. Nothing gets installed except the 
Package Manager gets updated.  What Am I missing, here?


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