trivial command to extract files from an rpm file.

[Greg_Swift at aotx.uscourts.gov]

> As a corollary to creating the rpm file, I'd like a trivial way to
> extract (install) a rpm file in a non-standard location, in an
> environment where I don't have root and don't want to 'pollute' the
> environment, to do various checks on that rpm file.
>
> So, how do you do this? I tried:
>
> rpm -i <bin.rpm> --root /tmp/myroot --nodeps
>
>  but it still looks like it is trying to install the files in the same
> location as where they were packaged (ie: prefixed with slash, etc,
> curl goes into /usr/bin/curl as usual)
>
> Shouldn't this command put all the files rooted in /tmp/myroot, eg.
> /tmp/myroot/usr/bin/curl? If not, how do you make it do so?


I believe you are looking for --prefix, but the RPM has to support the
change.  (not sure hot to verify that).

-greg