On Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 08:16:02PM -0800, Baz wrote: > All, > > I know I repeat this question already, but I really want to know the > answers. > > 1. I would like to install software_a.rpm with command "rpm -i > software_a.rpm /opt/mydirectory servername". Where the > "/opt/mydirectory" is a string indicate the installation directory. > "servername" is a string value. Both values will be used during postinstall > process. Using /opt/mydirectory is doable using relocation. You need to use Prefix (note this *is not* %_prefix) as the hint to tell rpm it is locatable and ensure no path layout dependancy. http://www.rpm.org/max-rpm/ch-rpm-reloc.html has some docs. If you use multiple prefixes 0..N I think you can get your servername in there too by abusing relocate. It's been a while since I've looked at this but for the first case: In your spec say have: Prefix: /opt/defaultdir install to /opt/defaultdir then rpm --i foo.rpm --relocate /opt/defaultdir=/opt/mydirectory That's case 1 sorted. Case 2: I'd need to check this but you may be able to simply do: Prefix: /opt/defaultdir Prefix1: /opt/defaultserver rpm --i foo.rpm --relocate /opt/defaultdir=/opt/mydirectory --relocate=/opt/servername in %post use SERVERNAME=$(basename $RPM_INSTALL_PREFIX1) or some such to get servername out. I'd need to check whether enforcing prefix1 to exist in file payload is done. If this doesn't work a non existent %dir somewhere sane using %ghost would possibly work. Note I wouldn't suggest this hack unless you were %already using relocation. > 2. In the postinstall section of the spec file. I can do something such as > "echo $INSTALLDIR" and "echo $SERVERNAME" to proof that I have past those > values and can be used. To use the prefix in post: RPM_INSTALL_PREFIX0 ... RPM_INSTALL_PREFIXn Paul _______________________________________________ Rpm-list mailing list Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list
