[Ilugc] Relocatable rpm Package.

From: venaraya@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Venkat N)
Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2002 19:17:02 +0530

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Hi ,

For all those who may try building a relocatable package in the future .

This is not possible with rpm version 4.0.2 (RH 7.1)

I tried the same with rpm version 4.0.4. (RH 7.3)

It works.

Thanks ,
-Venkat

Venkat N wrote:

Hi,

If I do a
rpm -qip xyz.rpm

it shows under the Relocations column the prefix with which the packet has
been built and
which also means the package is already relocatable.

But when I give

rpm -ivh --prefix=/xyz/abc/ 1234.rpm

the package does not relocate itself to /xyz/abc.

If i give
rpm -ivh --prefix=/binary 1234.rpm

I see that the executable is created with the name binary.

Does it mean that --prefix option is not able to create directories and
place the source there .
But accordin to "the RPM HowTO " it is supposed to create directories . or
does it mean that creation
of directories has to be done in the spec file .

Can anyone explain this ?

--
-Venkat

Prabhu Ramachandran wrote:

"VN" == Venkat N <Venkat> writes:

 VN> Hi , Any body knows how to build a relocatable rpm package ?

IIRC 2 things to note.

 1. The RPM needs to be made so its relocateable. When I used rpm
 last this meant that you defined a Prefix: /usr or whatever upfront.

 2. Some packages are not easy to relocate as in the case when you
 need to put things inside /etc. You cant relocate them so the
 package is inherently non-relocateable. This is a possible problem.

Hmm looks like the URL you specify below mentions both these things
and thats about all I remember about it. Maybe thats not what you
want but hope it helps.

 VN> I went through the following link for building the package ..
 VN> http://www.rpm.org/max-rpm/s1-rpm-reloc-building-relocatable.html

prabhu
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Hi ,
For all those who may try building a relocatable package in the future
.
This is not possible with rpm version 4.0.2 (RH 7.1)
I tried the same with rpm version 4.0.4. (RH 7.3)
It works.
Thanks ,
 -Venkat
  
  
  
Venkat N wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>Hi,
If I do a
 rpm -qip xyz.rpm
it shows under the Relocations column the prefix with which the packet
has
 been built  and
 which also means the package is already relocatable.
But when I give
rpm -ivh --prefix=/xyz/abc/   1234.rpm
the package does not relocate itself to /xyz/abc.
If i give
 rpm -ivh --prefix=/binary    1234.rpm
I see that the executable is created with the name binary.
Does it mean that --prefix option is not able to create directories
and
 place the source there .
 But accordin to "the RPM HowTO " it is supposed to create directories
. or
 does it mean that  creation
 of directories has to be done in the spec file .
Can anyone explain this ?
--
  -Venkat
Prabhu Ramachandran wrote:
> >>>>> "VN" == Venkat N <Venkat> writes:
 >
 >     VN> Hi , Any body knows how to build a relocatable
rpm package ?
 >
 > IIRC 2 things to note.
 >
 >   1. The RPM needs to be made so its relocateable. 
When I used rpm
 >   last this meant that you defined a Prefix: /usr or whatever
upfront.
 >
 >   2. Some packages are not easy to relocate as in the case
when you
 >   need to put things inside /etc.  You cant relocate
them so the
 >   package is inherently non-relocateable.  This is
a possible problem.
 >
 > Hmm looks like the URL you specify below mentions both these things
 > and thats about all I remember about it.  Maybe thats not what
you
 > want but hope it helps.
 >
 >     VN> I went through the following link for
building the package ..
 >     VN> <a
href="http://www.rpm.org/max-rpm/s1-rpm-reloc-building-relocatable.html";>http://www.rpm.org/max-rpm/s1-rpm-reloc-building-relocatable.html</a>
 >
 > prabhu
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