On Wednesday 05 Jan 2011 00:18:36 Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote: > On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 4:00 PM, <nux at li.nux.ro> wrote: > > Michael Gliwinski writes: > >> Actually, mock can build an SRPM from spec file and dir with sources: > >> > >> $ mock --buildsrpm --spec=/path/to/spec --source=/path/to/src/dir > >> > >> I've been using it at least since 1.0.5, which is definitely in EPEL, > >> not sure if it was available in older versions. Sure it may require > >> some scripting around it to automate it but it has the advantage of > >> verifying build depends, etc. so it's worth it IMO. > > > > Cheers for that! > > I wonder if it would help with the "nosrc.rpm" packages for JPackage? It does, sort of ;) Before openjdk I was building nosrc.rpm for Java from JPackage using this method, but IIRC it requires some manual mocking about (sth like init mock buildroot, download files required by the nosrc.rpm (e.g. the Java distributable for Java) into some specific directory in the buildroot, then continue the build). -- Michael Gliwinski Henderson Group Information Services 9-11 Hightown Avenue, Newtownabby, BT36 4RT Phone: 028 9034 3319 ********************************************************************************************** The information in this email is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee and access to the email by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. When addressed to our clients, any opinions or advice contained in this e-mail are subject to the terms and conditions expressed in the governing client engagement leter or contract. If you have received this email in error please notify support at henderson-group.com John Henderson (Holdings) Ltd Registered office: 9 Hightown Avenue, Mallusk, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, BT36 4RT. Registered in Northern Ireland Registration Number NI010588 Vat No.: 814 6399 12 *********************************************************************************