Tim, Hugo and all, Thanks for the inputs. Barry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Mooney" <mooney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 2:03 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...: > > >Here are my questions: > > Here are my responses: > > >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? > > All I've needed to know about macros I learned in Kindergarten. > Er, wait, I learned by following the rpm mailing list. Perhaps you > should spend an afternoon or long weekend perusing the archive for this > mailing list. You're not pioneering new territory -- many of your > questions have been asked and answered before on the list. Some of your > questions have been asked and answered dozens of times before. Some have > been answered very very recently. > > If you carefully examine what's in the /usr/lib/rpm/macros and > /usr/share/doc/rpm-* directory, that should answer many of your questions. > > >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. > > This is like deja vu. Read the "rebuild" thread that's been going on on > this list for a couple days. There's an example in that thread on how > to define things like %_topdir without using a .rpmmacros file. That will > probably do what you want. > > >3. I noticed that it will create the .rpm files under i386 directory. Is it a > >correct behaviour? Can I change it? > > Well, not if you're on a SPARC box, or a MIPS box, or a ..., but it seems > like OK behavior if you're on an Intel Pentium-like box. By default *on > Linux*, rpm assumes the binaries you're building were built for a lowest > common denominator (i386). > > Yes you can change that behavior, but I don't recall the exact method. I > know with 100% certainty that the answer to this question can be found in > the archives to this mailing list. I think it has something to do with > passing a command line argument like > > --target i686 > > when executing rpmbuild. You can find more information by searching the > archives for this list. > > 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
