On 2 November 2016 at 16:37, jd1008 <jd1008@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On 11/02/2016 10:08 AM, stan wrote: >> >> On Wed, 02 Nov 2016 10:00:13 +0000 >> arnaud gaboury <arnaud.gaboury@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>> I am writing a .spec file to build my own .rpm. >>> Here it is, non completed: >> >> [snip] >> >>> RPM build errors: >>> Empty %files file >>> /home/makerpm/build_package/mattermost/platform-master/debugfiles.list >>> Could not execute local: Non zero exit >>> >>> ------------------------------------------ >>> >>> My %files section is indeed empty as I did not finished writing >>> the .spec file. >>> Shall I overcome for now this error and consider my local build test >>> as successful ? >> >> I am not knowledgeable about spec files, but I would say yes. However, >> this question seems more likely to get a good answer on the devel list, >> where all the packagers hang out. > > I was hoping someone would point to an interactive tool for building a .spec > file; or better yet, a gui util. > That would really enable a lot of people, not just the developers. > The templates, macros and Fedora Guidelines documentation do make it a lot cleaner and simpler than it was 5-10 years back though... This was something I wrote about building RPMs that should be applicable - and never forget it's always best to build in mock to ensure a clean build environment https://www.hogarthuk.com/?q=node/11 _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
