-----Original Message----- From: CentOS [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Andrew W Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2017 10:39 AM To: centos at 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? I have packaged a few Python based applications and it’s a bit different. I can send you some samples that are simple, but I learned by looking at modules provided by the base platform and reading their specs.