On Mon, 3 Oct 2016 20:24:05 +0200 Ahmad Samir <ahmadsamir3891@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 3 October 2016 at 15:38, Ranjan Maitra <maitra@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I have had issues with batti for quite a while, and I came across battray as a replacement (and it works). So, I was trying to put it together as a rpm and perhaps and get it approved for Fedora. > > > > I have created the following spec file available here: > > > > https://paste.fedoraproject.org/442597/50173214 > > > > It compiles without error. However, when I try to install the rpm using > > > > $sudo dnf install ../RPMS/noarch/battray-2.2-1.fc24.noarch.rpm > > > > I get: > > > > Last metadata expiration check: 0:15:05 ago on Mon Oct 3 08:21:04 2016. > > Error: nothing provides /bin/python3 needed by battray-2.2-1.fc24.noarch > > (try to add '--allowerasing' to command line to replace conflicting packages) > > > > The addition of '--allowerasing' does not change anything other than to remove the suggestion. > > > > Any suggestions as to what is wrong with my spec file? > > > > Try: > %install > %{_python3} setup.py install --prefix=%{_prefix} --root=%{buildroot} > > %{_python3} expands to /usr/bin/python3; I think on your system > python3 in "python3 setup.py...." resolves to /bin/python3 which > explains the wrong requires added to the package. > > Try examining your $PATH env var, maybe /bin/ is precedes /usr/bin/ on > your system? Ahmad, Thank you for this. This was it. best wishes, Ranjan _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx