On Fri, 8 Feb 2013 15:08:15 -0500 Steve <zephod@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > As far as I can tell, the rpm-list went defunct circa 2008 so I'm > asking here. No doubt someone will let me know if this is not OK. > > I'm trying to build an RPM on a CentOS VM targeted to run on an ARM > architecture machine. > > I have a test program, prime, that I cross compiled on my VM and when > I copy it onto my target machine it runs correctly. Now I want to > package it in an RPM. > > On my target machine, I run > $ uname -m > armv71 > > so on the VM I wrote my spec file and ran > $ rpmbuild -ba --target armv71 prime.spec > ... > processing files: prime-1.0-1.armv71 > unknown, 0: Warning using regular magic file '/etc/magic' > Requires(rpmlib): rpmlib(payloadFilesHavePrefix) <= 4.0-1 > rpmlib(CompressedFileNames) <= 3.0.4-1 ... > Wrote /home/steve/rpmbuild/RPMS/armv71/prime-1.0-1.armv71.rpm > ... > > So it seems that some parts of rpm realize that I've cross compiled > and some parts don't. Any ideas on how to get rid of these warning > messages? I tried putting 'Autoreq: 0' in the spec file but that > didn't help. > > A second problem is that when I go to install the rpm on the target > machine, I get an error saying that the architecture doesn't match. I > had to use --ignorarch to get it to install. What does rpm use to > determine what the architecture is if not uname? > > With the --ignorearch option, the RPM installs and the program runs > as expected. > > Thanks, > Steve > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos I would recommend using "Mock" for this as it would both provide a clean build environment (chroot) and the ability to cross compile easily. Once you get mock all configured and set up, it's actually a really nice tool and handy :-). I highly recommend it. Good luck! :-) -- Jake Shipton (JakeMS) GPG Key: 0xE3C31D8F GPG Fingerprint: 7515 CC63 19BD 06F9 400A DE8A 1D0B A5CF E3C3 1D8F
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