> However, when I install the rpm on the destination computer the > binaries are put in the /bin/ folder > > Why aren’t they going into the /opt/ folder like I wanted? effectively, because you aren't putting them in /opt, you are putting them in %{buildroot}/bin. Once the build is done and the package is distributed, the %{buildroot} part goes away, and you are left with /bin. I've posted some helpful packaging links in the past, and I'm sure many others have as well if you'd like a better understanding. As for the test of it: > Summary: XXXX Trading Platform > %define version 0.0.2 you can just define the version with the Version: entry below, this is redundant. > Name: XXXX > Version: %{version} > Release: 0 > Copyright: commercial > Group: Applications/Financial a common way of doing Source: is %{name}-%{version}.tar It can save you changes when you update versions later. > Source: XXXX-0.0.2.tar > #BuildRoot: /home/pkrauss/tempoutput/%{name} > BuildRoot: /opt/%{name} > > %description > XXXX Trading Platform > > %prep > %setup -q > > %build > > %install #so if you want the below to exist in /opt/%{name} when installed implement like this (also you should clean up the directory #before you start install, and in the %clean section): #Clean the build root rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT # make your desired directory structure, the -p creates each level, the last bit creates all three subdirectories # you can do them each on their own if you'd really like mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/opt/%{name}/{bin,scripts,conf} cp ./binary1 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/opt/%{name}/bin cp ./binary2 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/opt/%{name}/bin cp ./config1.xml $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/opt/%{name}/conf cp ./library1.so $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/opt/%{name}/bin > [ -d $RPM_BUILD_ROOT ] || mkdir $RPM_BUILD_ROOT > [ -d $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/bin ] || mkdir $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/bin > [ -d $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/scripts ] || mkdir $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/scripts > [ -d $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/conf ] || mkdir $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/conf > cp ./binary1 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/bin > cp ./binary2 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/bin > cp ./config1.xml $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/conf > cp ./library1.so $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/bin > > %clean #like i said before, you should cleanup here: rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT > > > %files #you'll want to list the fill path here: /opt/%{name}/bin/binary1 /opt/%{name}/bin/binary2 /opt/%{name}/conf/config.xml /opt/%{name}/bin/library1.so > /bin/binary1 > /bin/binary2 > /conf/config.xml > /bin/library1.so enjoy -greg_______________________________________________Rpm-list mailing listRpm-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx://lists.rpm.org/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list