Adding Features / Components of a software to RPM database

[Paul Johnson]

On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 7:32 AM, Jiju Jacob <JJacob at flexerasoftware.com> wrote:
> Hi,
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> I am a java developer and I have a doubt regarding RPM.
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> I have an installation of a software (Java based installer) and in our
> product, we have several features and each feature has multiple components.
> At runtime, the user gets to select which features /components he wants to
> install, and we install these in the user selected machine. For users who
> want a RPM registration, we register the product with the RPM database.
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I think the usual thing it to build several RPMS and the users install
the ones they need.  Note many packages have a "common" component and
a bunch of addons.  See emacs, for example.

pj

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> I now have a new requirement of adding the names of features/components
> installed to the RPM database. How do I do this?
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> Note, we create a build spec for the software and then register to the rpm
> database using the buildspec.
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> Thanks,
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> Jiju
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