> > Is there ANY way to get the newer RPM system to NOT use a build root ?
> Probably. I've never tried it, because it's such a bad idea, but what happens if you put
> %buildroot %{nil}
> in your .rpmmacros file (or in something like /etc/rpm/macros.local)?
> I likely just gave you a bunch of rope; If you end up hanging yourself with it accidentally, I take no responsibility.
> > This sort of change has a huge impact and there should be some way to
> > get it to behave the old way .... at least for a few versions so users
> > have a chance to make the appropriate changes. We have a very
> > complicated build system based on RPM and this change breaks the
> > entire system.
> The thing is, it's been recommended for literally *years* that packagers use a build root. This isn't something that someone just sprung on the packaging community unannounced; The docs and best practices have been recommending using a build root for a very long time.
> I started packaging software with RPM 14 *years* ago, and the recommendation even then was "use a build root".
> Tim
Setting the %buildroot to %{nil} doesn't work. Rpmbuild fails with an error that buildroot can't be empty. We don't build our tool chains as root and we install everything into a dedicated directory that we own. So, there is little benefit to using a build root and it further complicates our tool chain build process. If I can't unset the %buildroot variable, then it seems for me that the easiest solution is to just copy the files into the build root directory after they are installed. I have hundreds of SPEC files that I'll need to change, but I should be able to automate those changes with a script. I appreciate you explaining the history behind the change, but I still think there should be a means to get it to behave the old way. I think NOT building as root is way more important than using a build root.
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