[CentOS] rpm spec file for "fakejava"

[Ash Christopher]

Instead of faking the RPM database into thinking Java is installed, you
could try installing Java via rpm.

Check it out here:
http://www.jpackage.org/rpm.php?id=2663

You basically download the Java binary, manually copy it into
/usr/src/redhat/SOURCES and then perform an rpmbuild to make the actual
rpm.


-----Original Message-----
From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On
Behalf Of Dan Pritts
Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 10:00 AM
To: Robert Hanson
Cc: centos at centos.org
Subject: [CentOS] rpm spec file for "fakejava"

Interestingly, i just posted to the list a similar SPEC file.
look at the thread on CGI.pm.
 
I've attached my spec file for "fakejava" as well.  

It was a lot of trial and error to make it work.  None of the
documentation I could find was for modern versions of RPM, and IIRC the
documentation i did find for older versions was incorrect somehow.

I think I had to specify a source package, but i didn't have to
actually do anything with it.

I'm cc'ing the list on this so it makes it into the archives.  

On Thu, Jun 30, 2005 at 08:53:06AM -0700, Robert Hanson wrote:
> off list greetings!
> 
> would you please share that expertise you just learned with me
individually
> or with the whole list please?
> 
> that is, if it doesnt take you too long can you detail and share your
> creation and how to use it etc that i may learn from it?
> 
> thanks!
> 
>  - rh
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On
Behalf
> Of Dan Pritts
> Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 8:33 AM
> To: CentOS mailing list
> Subject: Re: [CentOS] Re: Installing Dag's RPMs
> 
> On Tue, Jun 28, 2005 at 03:11:38PM -0700, dan.trainor wrote:
> > cryptic nature.  I've been doing a LOT of RPM exploration over the
past
> > few weeks, and found the process of actually creating an RPM to be a
> > somewhat cumbersome and at times poorly documented system.  I don't
want
> 
> Tell it, brother!
> 
> I spent three hours figuring out how to write a spec file to create
> an RPM that doesn't do anything other than tell the RPM database
> that such and such a capability is installed (some java app didn't
> think i have "java" since sun's rpms didn't tell RPM it was there).
> 
> ugh.
> 
> danno
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