Tim, Spot on! I created the ~/.rpmmacros file and declare the %_topdir to be the top directory of all my SPECS and RPMS directories and it works. Thank you for your information. Here are my questions: 1. I dont seems to be able to find any documentation on how to use rpmmacros, would you please let me know where i can find them? 2. How can i also specify the location of rpmmacros? I would like to create a copy only in the build directory with other source and misc files. 3. I noticed that it will create the .rpm files under i386 directory. Is it a correct behaviour? Can I change it? Thank you so much. Barry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Mooney" <mooney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 12:55 PM Subject: Re: Can i build/output .rpm package to directory other than /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386 directory? > In regard to: Re: Can i build/output .rpm package to directory other than...: > > >Tim and all, > > > >Yes, after reviewing the max-rpm doc. Seems like one of the way to do it is > >to use rpmrc file. > > rpmrc is deprecated, the new file name is /etc/rpm/macros (system-wide > customizations) and $HOME/.rpmmacros (per-user customizations). The > format of the file is also slightly different. > > If you want to change any of rpm's myriad settings, start by examining > /usr/lib/rpm/macros. Find the macro in there that controls the thing > you want to change, for example %_topdir. Now, if you want to change > this system wide, you put a new setting for %_topdir in /etc/rpm/macros > (creating that file if it doesn't exist). If you just want to change it > for yourself (or your software build account), you put that setting in > your personal .rpmmacros file. > > If you want your RPM hierarchy (SOURCES, SPECS, BUILD, RPMS, etc.) to > exist under /home/build/RPM, you could have > > %_topdir /home/build/RPM > > in the build account's personal .rpmmacros file. You would need to > create the appropriate directories under there, i.e. > > cd /home/build/RPM > mkdir -p SOURCES SPECS BUILD SRPMS RPMS/i386 RPMS/i686 RPMS/noarch > > One you have them and a .rpmmacros files that says that %_topdir is > /home/build/RPM, your build account will look for sources in > /home/build/RPM/SOURCES, your %prep and %build will happen in > /home/build/RPM/BUILD, your SRPMS will end up /home/build/RPM/SRPMS, etc. > > Tim > -- > Tim Mooney mooney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Information Technology Services (701) 231-1076 (Voice) > Room 242-J6, IACC Building (701) 231-8541 (Fax) > North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58105-5164 > > > _______________________________________________ > Rpm-list mailing list > Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list > _______________________________________________ Rpm-list mailing list Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list
