ok removed the macro from .rpmmacros
i think the error was because i had comment
#This ...
in the %install section
since i did NOT have any
%package debuginfo
hence i deduce that
So i am back to reading up on Rules and regulations on what is allowed and recommended practices but not sure
where i can find detailed information
i am reading Maximum RPM and looking at
http://stereochro.me/ideas/rpm-for-the-unwilling
To: packaging@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 5:06 PM
Subject: Re: error: Package already exists: %package debuginfo
On Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:54:54 -0700 (PDT), KA (Kamal) wrote:
> Found a solution
>
> echo "%debug_package %{nil}" >> ~/.rpmmacros
Not good. That disables the automatic -debuginfo package builds.
The better "fix" for your problem would be to drop the
%package debuginfo
from your spec file, because you are not supposed to handle the
debuginfo files yourself. You haven't told why you added such
a %package definition to your spec file.
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