On 2/1/06, Tom Hicks <headhunter3@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > On 2/1/06, Joe Van Dyk <joevandyk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > On 2/1/06, Joe Van Dyk <joevandyk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I want to package up a bunch of files (pre-built binaries) that should > > > get installed to /usr/local/some/path. > > > > > > Would the following spec snippet be ok? > > > > > > BuildRoot: %{_tmpdir}/%{name}-%{version}-root > > > > > > %description > > > Description here > > > > > > %prep > > > %setup > > > > > > %build > > > # Nothing, it's already built. > > > > > > %install > > > rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT > > > mkdir -p > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_prefix}/local/%{name}-%{version} > > > cp -R . > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_prefix}/local/%{name}-%{version} > > > > > > %files > > > # What goes here? I just want all the files that were in the tar.gz > > > file to be installed to /usr/local/some/path. > > > > I have > > %files > > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_prefix}/local/%{name}-%{version} > > > > But that gives an error at the very end saying: > > > > RPM build errors: > > File must begin with "/": $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/local/gcc-3.3.1 > > > > > > Any ideas? > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Rpm-list mailing list > > Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list > > > you need to give the path relative to the BuildRoot so for example > > %files > %{_prefix}/local/%{name}-%{version} Ah, thanks. And thanks to everyone for putting up with my stupid questions! _______________________________________________ Rpm-list mailing list Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list