I recommend that you make a tarball of your files. This way you can
generate a Source RPM so that you can reproduce the binary RPM
regardless of that happens to your home directory.
cd to template_dir.
tar zcvf /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES/sourcefile.tgz *
Add the following BuildRoot directive to the top of the spec (verbatim).
BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}
List your source (without a path):
Source0: sourcefile.tgz
In the %install section of the spec file:
%install
cd $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
tar zxvf %{SOURCE0}
Now just list your files, without any special prefix. RPM knows
to look in the $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
%files
/etc//file1.conf
/usr/local/bin/*
..
On Saturday 03 January 2004 02:08 am, Hugh Beaumont wrote:
> Hi List,
>
> I am writing a simple spec file which installs some files. No build, or
> install steps are done. I have a "template" file system inside my
> /home/my_user/ dir which I keep the files in. I want to be able to update
> those files and then re-build my rpm to put them in their proper place on
> the file system. A bit like if I tar'd them all up and then un-tarred them
> with a forced base dir of /
>
> Does that make sense?
>
> For example, If I have a set of files :
>
> /home/my_user/template_dir/etc/file1.conf
> /home/my_user/template_dir/usr/local/bin/some_file
> /home/my_user/template_dir/usr/local/doc/some_file.txt
>
> which I want rpm to install as:
>
> /etc/file1.conf
> /usr/local/bin/some_file
> /usr/local/doc/some_file.txt
>
> How would I go about doing this? I know I could have a post step to mv the
> file all around but I assume there is an easier and more elegant way.
>
> Any advice?
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
>
>
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