When I type rpm -i dpkg.rpm
It installs the program. But then I loot at / And there is an extra folder named "${prefix}" I installed rpm from source with ./configure --prefix=/usr I have not tried "rpm -i dpkg.rpm -prefix=" Is that what you mean? What information do you need? Regards, Bobby G. Smith Jr. > From: jpyeron@xxxxxxxx > To: rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: [rpm-list] RPM Help > Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2012 07:54:48 -0500 > > > From: dfsd dfd > > Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 2:33 > > Subject: [rpm-list] RPM Help > > > > > > When I install an rpm, it creates a folder '/${prefix}/var/lib/rpm/' and puts > the package database files in > > it. I do not use ${prefix} as a code or symbol that is the literally the name > of the folder it creates. I > > have tried to install one packages but I don't have all of its dependencies. > > Going to need a lot more information than that. > > > How can I make it use the correct folder? > > But have you tried setting prefix to the empty string? > > > > > Regards, > > > > Bobby G. Smith Jr. > > -- > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > - - > - Jason Pyeron PD Inc. http://www.pdinc.us - > - Principal Consultant 10 West 24th Street #100 - > - +1 (443) 269-1555 x333 Baltimore, Maryland 21218 - > - - > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > This message is copyright PD Inc, subject to license 20080407P00. > > > _______________________________________________ > Rpm-list mailing list > Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.rpm.org/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list |
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