RE: [CentOS] RPM Spec and subpackage architecture [SOLVED]

Ross S. W. Walker wrote:

Are there any RPM wizards out there that know how to specify a different architecture for a subpackage in a spec file?

I have a package that has a binary component and a non-binary component that I would like split into 2 packages one, the binary which is architecture dependant and the other 'noarch'.

I haven't found a spec file that does this yet :-(

Ok, well it isn't pretty, but it's the only way to do it, I am posting a general RPM specfile template that outlines it.

Once you have the spec file created you can do an:

# rpmbuild --target=$(uname -i),noarch <specfile>

And it should build the binary and noarch.

Here's the template: ## ## Global Package Definitions ##

## Package Options

## Package Definitions

## Platform Definitions

## ## Main Package ##

## Information Summary: <Package Summary> Name: <Package Name, Subpackage Prefix> Version: <Common Version> Release: <Common Release> License: <Common License> Group: <Package Group> URL: <Common Project URL> Packager: <Common Packager>

## Sources

## Patches

## Build Definitions BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}

## Build Requirements BuildRequires:

## Install Requirements Requires: %{name}-subname = %{version}-%{release}

## Description %description <Package Description>

## ## Subpackage ## %ifarch noarch %package subname

## Information Summary: <Subpackage Summary>

## Build Requirements BuildRequires:

## Install Provides Provides: %{name}-subname

## Description %description subname <Subpackage Description> %endif

## ## Package Creation ##

## Preparation %prep <Common Prep Work>

## Build %build %ifnarch noarch <Architecture Build> %endif

## Installation %install %{__rm} -rf %{buildroot} %ifnarch noarch <Architecture Install> %else <No Architecture Install> %endif

## Cleaning %clean %{__rm} -rf %{buildroot}

## Post-Install Script (Package) %ifnarch noarch %post <Architecture Post Install Script> %endif

## Pre-Uninstall Script (Package) %ifnarch noarch %preun <Architecture Pre Uninstall Script> %endif

## Post-Uninstall Script (Package) %ifnarch noarch %postun <Architecture Post Uninstall Script> %endif

## Post-Install Script (Subpackage) %ifarch noarch %post subname <No Architecture Post Install Script> %endif

## Pre-Uninstall Script (Subpackage) %ifarch noarch %preun subname <No Architecture Pre Uninstall Script> %endif

## Post-Uninstall Script (Subpackage) %ifnarch noarch %postun subname <No Architecture Post Uninstall Script> %endif

## File Catalog (Package) %ifnarch noarch %files <Architecture File Catalog> %endif

## File Catalog (Subpackage) %ifarch noarch %files subname <No Architecture File Catalog> %endif

## Change Log %changelog

Hope this helps somebody.

-Ross

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