On 23/11/2017 19:24, Joseph L. Casale wrote:
-----Original Message----- From: CentOS [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of Andrew W Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2017 10:39 AM To: centos@centos.org Subject: [CentOS] Creating Spec file for RPM
Im trying to learn how to create RPMs but am a little confused by the spec file.
Im trying to package up some Python scripts, rather than binary files, and I want them to be installed in a subdirectory under /usr/local which I shall refer to as /usr/local/X
Ive put the scripts in a tarball under /home/me/X/RPM/SOURCES
You are using rpm-build and not building as root, right?
but Im getting terribly confused over what to put in the %build %install and %files sections
If I set $RPM_BUILD_ROOT to /home/me/X/RPM/temp then put
%prep
%setup -q
that will unpack the tarball, yes?, but where to, /home/me/X/RPM/temp ?
how would I then tell it to move the files I want from there into /usr/local/X and set appropriate permissions on them? The examples online all assume you have a makefile with a make install target, could I simply use the cp command under the %install section? But where am I copying from and to?
No special permissions. Use 'rpmbuild' tool that works in a dedicated directory in your home.
See https://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/SetupRpmBuildEnvironment