I am at total confused. Look though several example, to try to create a spec file to install some simple shell scripts in a specified directory location (e.g. /var/q-statusLinux) to collect data (no compiled program required). I can update the package registered, but can not make rpm install the program. I want to more this around on several servers. Here is my simple spec file. What Am I missing? My tar-gz file for the spec file consist of the entire directory with the collection scripts, I wish to install (e.g. q-StatusLinux-5.10.tar.gz). I want this code directory installed under /var (e.g. /var/q-statusLinux). Can rpm do this or does it only work with c-code? If it can how do I make this happen? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # RPM Spec file for q-StatusLinux 5.10 # No debuginfo: #%%define debug_package %{nil} %define _topdir /home/mbarto/rpm %define _tmppath %{_topdir}/tmp %define name q-statusLinux %define summary q-Status Linux Collections Scripts for Server Client. %define version 5.10 %define release Base %define license GPL %define group Applications/System %define source %{name}-%{version}.tar.gz %define url http://www.logiqwest.com %define vendor LogiQwest %define packager Michael Barto %define buildroot %{_tmppath}/%{name}-root Name: %{name} Summary: %{summary} Version: %{version} Release: %{release} License: %{license} Group: %{group} Source0: %{source} BuildArch: noarch Requires: filesystem, bash, grep Provides: %{name} URL: %{url} Buildroot: %{buildroot} %description Collection scripts for q-status, a Web 2.0 based server analysis and configuration program that places at the system administrator's finger tips the ability to display and analyze the hardware and software for their servers. %prep %setup -q %build %install %clean rm -rf %{buildroot} %files %defattr(-,root,root) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Michael Barto* Software Architect LogiQwest Circle LogiQwest Inc. 16458 Bolsa Chica Street, # 15 Huntington Beach, CA 92649 http://www.logiqwest.com/ mbarto at logiqwest.com <mailto:mbarto at logiqwest.com> Tel: 714 377 3705 Fax: 714 840 3937 Cell: 714 883 1949 *'tis a gift to be simple* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This e-mail may contain LogiQwest proprietary information and should be treated as confidential. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.rpm.org/pipermail/rpm-list/attachments/20081105/b4268d08/attachment.htm -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: circle.gif Type: image/gif Size: 651 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://lists.rpm.org/pipermail/rpm-list/attachments/20081105/b4268d08/attachment.gif