shekhar vaggu wrote:
> I have a basic question on building rpm packages as a non-root
> user.
You say you have a question. But I don't see a question in your
posting.
> Suppose if I want to place all my binaries under /usr/loca/bin/
> and man pages under /usr/local/man which are owned by root by
> default.Say If we include /usr/local/bin/cdplay and
> /usr/local/man/man1/cdp.1 in %files section rpm looks for these files
> to bind in binary rpm under the specified locations right?
Yes. If you list /usr/ocal/bin/cdplay that is where it will look for
it. Rooted under your buildroot.
> To include these files in binary rpm files should be copied from our
> build location to the destination location which we can't do as a
> normal user.
You can as a normal user use a BuildRoot in your specfile.
> How this can be done when building packages as a non-root user.
By using a BuildRoot pointing to a location that can be written to by
the user such as /var/tmp/${package}-build.
> One thing I know is this can be accomplished by using buildroot
> variable in spec file.
Yes, exactly, by using a buildroot in the specifile. You know this is
the answer. What is the question?
Bob
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