Similar issues with yum-utils: group pmatilai does not exist - using root File not found: /var/tmp/yum-utils-0.3.1-1-root-/usr/etc/sysconfig/yum-updateonboot File must begin with "/": %{_initrddir}/yum-updateonboot The _initrddir is not defined on rhel3 and rhel4, and it actually seems like it's the wrong macro to be pulling in since the package wants to be in /etc/init.d/. -Peter On Thu, Sep 22, 2005 at 10:16:34AM -0700, Peter C. Norton wrote: > The use of the %{_sysconfdir} and %{_mandir} is somewhat problematic on RHEL4. > > Since the package's configure script defaults to using /etc and > /usr/share/man anyway, why are the rpm macros being used? > > See the following: > > #============================================================================== > # ---- configure macros. > # Macro(s) slavishly copied from autoconf's config.status. > # > %_prefix /usr > %_exec_prefix %{_prefix} > %_bindir %{_exec_prefix}/bin > %_sbindir %{_exec_prefix}/sbin > %_libexecdir %{_exec_prefix}/libexec > %_datadir %{_prefix}/share > %_sysconfdir %{_prefix}/etc > %_sharedstatedir %{_prefix}/com > %_localstatedir %{_prefix}/var > %_lib lib > %_libdir %{_exec_prefix}/%{_lib} > %_includedir %{_prefix}/include > %_oldincludedir /usr/include > %_infodir %{_prefix}/info > %_mandir %{_prefix}/man > > > Thanks, > > -Peter > > -- > The 5 year plan: > In five years we'll make up another plan. > Or just re-use this one. > > _______________________________________________ > Yum mailing list > Yum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.dulug.duke.edu/mailman/listinfo/yum -- The 5 year plan: In five years we'll make up another plan. Or just re-use this one.