You can also as alternative use rpmrebuild (http://rpmrebuild.sf.net) - program allows plugins for manipulation every part of the specfile (inclue file location) Valery --- Bob Proulx <bob@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > matt@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > > I've modified the centos RPM .spec file to create > an alternate install of > > python as version 2.4.4 in /usr/local/bin/*. This > works great, however the > > RPM ends up installing what seems is the system > binary of python into > > /usr/local/bin (verified by version# and compile > date). > > You could use md5sum to check the signature of all > files. Also check > the md5sum of the python program build by the %build > section of the > spec file. Then you would be able to determine > which file is which > file. > > > This is strange because the during the build > process it seem to build this > > strange version inside of > /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/Python-2.4.4/python > > What strange about the version build in the build > directory? You > don't say and I don't know enough even to guess. > > > [root@localhost Python-2.4.4]# pwd > > /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/Python-2.4.4 > > I see that you are building this as the root user. > Almost everyone > will recommend to you that you don't do that but > instead build as a > non-root user. It is safer. > > > [root@localhost Python-2.4.4]# ./python > > Python 2.4.3 (#1, Mar 14 2007, 19:01:42) > > If I *just* built this code, why is the build date > March 14.... > > Since you have the source code there you could > always look and see. > > > and more importantly where did it get Python2.4.3 > as a version? This > > is the same as standard system python. Where is it > getting this > > from???? > > It comes from the source. In this file: > > ./Include/patchlevel.h > > In the %build part of your spec file you can check > the version of the > python that you have just build. Right after the > line that runs > 'make' check the version of what is created. > > make > ./python -V > > > Im going insane...slowly Thanks for all your help! > > I don't suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute > of it. :-) > > Bob > > _______________________________________________ > Rpm-list mailing list > Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss an email again! Yahoo! Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail arrives. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/ _______________________________________________ Rpm-list mailing list Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list
