In regard to: Re: Chosing target OS from AIX, Bob Proulx said (at 10:00am...:
I think this is a limitation of rpm. I don't think it supports doing what you (and me) want it to do in that case. I think the only choice you have is to build the rpm on the target os you are trying to install upon. There is a 'noarch' rpm but there is no 'noos' rpm. (I would love it if someone were able to educate us differently because this is a feature I would love to have too.)
I was told, on this list, by JBJ himself that rpm in theory supports noos. What's missing is the compat chains (similar to arch_compat and buildarch_compat) in the rpmrc. I've had good intentions of developing those chains and submitting them, by my follow-through hasn't been the best. ;-) So, if you're interested, set up the os_compat and and possibly buildos_compat chains and see how they work. If they work, submit them to 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
