On 08/03/16 07:11 AM, James Hogarth wrote: > On 8 March 2016 at 10:07, Leon Fauster <leonfauster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Am 08.03.2016 um 01:50 schrieb Digimer <lists@xxxxxxxxxx>: >>> I'm not surprised, given that it is in the repo. That's why I was asking >>> if anyone tried building it themselves and, if so, did they have the >>> same issue as I describe below? >>> >>> Alternatively, any tips/advice on solving my build issue would be >> helpful. >> >> >> >> what says /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.gu9Ds0? >> >> all dependencies installed? >> >> >> > No need to check that .... the error is clear "make: *** No rule to make > target `install'. Stop." ... that mini Makefile he posted doesn't include > an install: section > > Of course what the OP is missing is *that* makefile does not get used. > > In the tarball there is a Makefile.in that gets processed into the actual > makefile by ./configure (well %configure in the spec but you get the point) > > So we come back round the houses to the key point - Digimer what are you > *actually* trying to do? > > You obviously aren't building from the spec in that src.rpm or using mock > as those have configure which would generate the valid makefile with the > make install target... so what are you doing and what do you want to > achieve? > > The %install phase you posted is really not of interest to your 'problem' > but rather the %build phase would be telling. As I've done with several other RPMs, I did the following; === yumdownloader --source mtr-gtk rpm -Uvh mtr-0.75-5.el6.src.rpm cd rpmbuild/SPECS/ # Change "Release" rpmbuild -ba mtr.spec === If you're asking a more generic "why are you doing this?" question; I am including the RPM in a project we're working on and I don't want to risk running fould of the CentOS project by directly redistributing their (and RHEL's) rpms. -- Digimer Papers and Projects: https://alteeve.ca/w/ What if the cure for cancer is trapped in the mind of a person without access to education? _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos