> > As a corollary to creating the rpm file, I'd like a trivial way to > > extract (install) a rpm file in a non-standard location, in an > > environment where I don't have root and don't want to 'pollute' the > > environment, to do various checks on that rpm file. > > > > So, how do you do this? I tried: > > > > rpm -i <bin.rpm> --root /tmp/myroot --nodeps > > > > but it still looks like it is trying to install the files in the same > > location as where they were packaged (ie: prefixed with slash, etc, > > curl goes into /usr/bin/curl as usual) > > > > Shouldn't this command put all the files rooted in /tmp/myroot, eg. > > /tmp/myroot/usr/bin/curl? If not, how do you make it do so? > > > I believe you are looking for --prefix, but the RPM has to support the > change. (not sure hot to verify that). > Ohh.. and if you just actually want to extract the files and not perform an install (such as the pre/post scripts) you can use rpm2cpio. http://www.rpm.org/max-rpm/s1-rpm-miscellania-rpm2cpio.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-to-extract-an-rpm-package-without-installing-it.html rpm2cpio <filename> | cpio -idmv -greg _______________________________________________ Rpm-list mailing list Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.rpm.org/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list
