rpm packaging problem

[devzero2000]

On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 9:04 AM, ram s <ramforummail at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> sorry to ask questions again and again.
> I am new to rpm packaging.
>
> I am trying to  create one RPM package for my daemon application in Fedora
> 10.
>
> daemon application contains ,
> 1. daemon.c
> 2. daemon.h
> 3. list.c
> 4.list.h
> 5.makefile.
>
> So , I am just tar the daemon application as "daemon.tar.gz".
>
>

IMHO, daemon-1.tar.gz is a better choice for your tarball (1 is your Version
in the SPEC) and also the topleveldir of the tarball should be daemon-1. In
this case you can use in %prep
%setup -q
only

But only for good style, YMMV

I put this daemon.tar.gz in /home/user/rpmbuild/SOURCES directory.
>
> I am creating spec filr and put it in /home/user/rpmbuild/SPECS  directory.
>
> Now, I am tying to create binary RPM for my application. I am in x86_64
> architecture.
>
> when I run *rpmbuild -bs daemon-1.spec*   and then *rpmbuild -bb
> daemon-1.spec*
>
> only source rpm created. Binary RPM is not created.
>
> How to cretae binary RPM for my application.
>
> MY spec file is,
>
> [SPEC]
> Summary: This Package install Daemon application
> Name: daemon
> Version:1
> Release:1
> License: GPL
> Group: Applications/System
> Source:daemon.tar.gz
>
IMHO, Better Source0:

> BuildRoot: /home/nco_user/rpmbuild/tmp
>
> In general Fedora pkg use

BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root
or
BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-root

BTW, in rpm 4.6 BuildRoot isn't used anymore, e.g. is ignored but not harm.


> BuildArch:noarch
>
Why noarch ? Is a binary package.

> Packager:S.J.Ram
>

IMHO, no good in general using Packager in a spec directly. Use %packager in
~/.rpmmacros

%define destdir /home/nco_user/rpmbuild/builddir
>
Why it is defined ? You not use. Again only for readability.

> %description
> This Package install Daemon application
> %prep
> %setup -qn %{name}
> %build
> make
>
> %install
> #rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
>
make install
>
> Typo perhaps ? Where are you installing ? You HAVE to install in the
RPM_BUILD_ROOT with something like this

rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
make install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT

BTW, your makefile have DESTDIR target ? probably not. If this is the case
in %install

rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_tmppath}
install -m755 daemon    $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_tmppath}/daemon

%clean
> rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
>
> %files
> %defattr(-,root,root,-)
> %{_tmppath}/daemon
>

Sure that %{_tmppath} is a good choice for the dest dir ? Or it is only for
test ?

[/SPEC]
>
>
> please guide me to create binary rpm.
> Do I need to change SPEC file?.
> thank you.
>

Anyway your SPEC probably trigger a rpm bug IF rpmbuild -bb don't create a
binary rpm AND you not have rpmbuild error. In this case, it is difficult to
tell without a complete reproducer.

Regards


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