-----Original Message----- From: rpm-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpm-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Lynch Sent: Friday, May 04, 2012 11:32 AM To: Rpm List Subject: Rpmbuild question. I am attempting to generate an .rpm file from a spec file that works OK on cents 4 and 5. But fails miserably on 6. Here's the %files section of the spec file: %files %defattr(-,root,root) /usr/local/bin/logpoll /etc/cron.daily/logpoll_cron /etc/cron.d/logpoll_cmd When I do a rpmbuild -bb logpoll.spec I get a bunch of messages, "file not found" that reference (for example) rpmbuild -bb logpoll.spec Processing files: logpoll-1-62.x86_64 error: File not found: /home/jim/rpmbuild/BUILDROOT/logpoll-1-62.x86_64/usr/local/bin/logpoll error: File not found: /home/jim/rpmbuild/BUILDROOT/logpoll-1-62.x86_64/etc/cron.daily/logpoll_cron error: File not found: /home/jim/rpmbuild/BUILDROOT/logpoll-1-62.x86_64/etc/cron.d/logpoll_cmd I'm guessing something in the configuration changed. I tried rpmbuild --buildroot=/ -bb logpoll.spec and rpmbuild --buildroot='' -bb logpoll.spec But it complained that the buildroot can't be /. Can anyone tell me how I can get rpmbuild back to working like it did before? Thanks, Jim. _______________________________________________ For what it's worth, I'm battling the exact same problem. The updated RPM package apparently forces a BuildRoot on you and I have yet to get a response as to how I can unset it. I have been able to change it to something else, but I'm in the same boat as you. I need the old behavior. I'm making some progress by installing the files normally as I did before and just copying them to the new BuildRoot. Even with such as obvious solution, I'm still hitting various problems. I seriously hope that there is a way to unset this variable. I can't understand why such a big change would be made when not all packages even support installing to an alternate root without hacking the build files. ________________________________ IMPORTANT: The information contained in this email and/or its attachments is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by reply and immediately delete this message and all its attachments. Any review, use, reproduction, disclosure or dissemination of this message or any attachment by an unintended recipient is strictly prohibited. Neither this message nor any attachment is intended as or should be construed as an offer, solicitation or recommendation to buy or sell any security or other financial instrument. Neither the sender, his or her employer nor any of their respective affiliates makes any warranties as to the completeness or accuracy of any of the information contained herein or that this message or any of its attachments is free of viruses. _______________________________________________ Rpm-list mailing list Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.rpm.org/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list
