On Mon, 2004-09-13 at 18:56 +0300, hillel wrote: > Hello All, > I am new to building rpm's and I am trying to build rpm for a java > application. First stop for java and rpm world should be the JPackage project: http://www.jpackage.org/ The major caveat is due to the licenses we can't reproduce certain non- free components such as the JDK. However nosrc.rpms are provided and this is the recommended setup: http://jpackage.org/rebuilding.php Quick start - setup apt/yum/urpmi to point at: http://www.jpackage.org/repos.php We're working with most of the major rpm based distros - so it's the best place. You never know if it's an OSS app it may be packaged. > When I searched the net, all the tutorials I found contained examples > for c/c++ software that uses the installation routine configure, make, > make install etc'. > I didn't find any documentation for building rpm for java applications. > The java application I am trying to build has some awkward points > regarding the rpm scheme: > 1. It builds with ant rather then make. > 2. After ant builds the program, there are many files and libraries, > that are placed inside an installation directory. There are many examples in the jpackage cvs repo: http://www.jpackage.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/jpackage/rpms/free/? only_with_tag=JPACKAGE_UTILS_1_5 > The application executable has to be run from the installation > directory, and it relies on the folder structure within that > directory. Provide a wrapper script this is easy - see jpackage tomcat and fop for examples. Many more. > I want to know where I should place that directory in the file > system hierarchy. its not just a couple of files I can place in > /usr/bin. I thought about placing the installation directory inside > /opt/<app name> but I am not certain if that is considered > standard behavior. http://www.jpackage.org/policy.php and also provided as xml/xhtml from jpackage-utils package describe making it FHS compliant, etc. jars in /usr/share/java with non-versioned symlinks. You should also aim to build against the system (jpp provided) libraries. The easiest thing is to take a simple jpackage spec and use that as a basis. If you require ant 1.6.x that is in our devel section which will for JPackage 1.6 with some other changes pending. Paul _______________________________________________ Rpm-list mailing list Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list
