Questions tagged [rpmbuild]
This tag is for questions about rpmbuild, a tool for building RPM packages.
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Copy file with rpm in %pretrans
How can I get a .tgz file from rpmbuild's SOURCES directory within the %pretrans section to a target system using a RPM and extract it there?
I would have to do it in the %pretrans section because the ...
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how can I add extra repo to mock environment?
for example I do mock -r epel-8-x86_64 --install http://repo.okay.com.mx/centos/8/x86_64/release/okay-release-1-3.el8.noarch.rpm But it does not work. I cannot find yum.repo.d/okay.repo in /var/lib/...
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Same RPM for multiples CentOS major versions
I've created a little bash script and build it into a RPM package.
This little bash script works very well on CentOS 5, CentOS 6 and CentOS 7 (and probably on CentOS 8, not checked)
My question is: Do ...
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what the `--build-in-place` actually mean in rpmbuild?
I checkout a git repo of https://github.com/rpmfusion/buildsys-build-rpmfusion.git
First I thought use rpmbuild -bs --build-in-place buildsys-build-rpmfusion.spec can avoid copy source to ~/rpmbuild/...
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Fedora 33 RPM package provides its own libraries won't install says “nothing provides”
This should be watching ice melt simple, but it is not. I'm on Fedora 33 and creating an RPM for the Diamond text editor. I've got the Debian stuff all done and works great. Diamond uses the ...
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Tell yum where a local shared library dependency is
We are installing a custom rpm which we built using rpmbuild. During the install it fails with a dependency on specific file, in our case specifically libnvidia-ml.so.1:
Requires: libnvidia-ml.so.1()(...
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Why is RPM not finding my package version, even though it lists it as available?
I am creating RPMs from spec files. I was installing java8 latest rev as a dependency, and it always worked fine. Today I needed to pin the java8 version down to a specific rev, but I'm getting an ...
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Build RPM subpackages without a base package
According to a RPM documentation/guide (http://ftp.rpm.org/max-rpm/ch-rpm-subpack.html) one can use subpackages to build multiple RPM packages with a single SPEC file. In the mentioned link the ...
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RPM->installing a new version of a program which has different name
I need to install a version 2.2 of a program X. In repo the default version is 2.0. I built the rpm with rpm-build and I have an rpm called X-2.2. The program from the repo is called X2.0 so package ...
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Is it possible to determine which build flags were used on a pre-built RPM package?
I have been using the Quagga dynamic routing daemon on a CentOS 6 VM. I'd like to use a feature that is only accessible if the RPM was built with the --multipath=X flag. The RPM I'm using was already ...
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How can I tell if a SRPM package will have components which will run as root?
Some packages install software which needs to run with root privileges, such as the sudo package. Others, such as vim, do not inherently need to run with root privileges.
Is there a generic way to ...
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How can I reliably modify build configs and add compiler flags in C/C++ RPM files?
I need to change the build configuration of a large number of rpm files for testing purposes. I'm only speaking of C/C++ code here. I'm not necessarily looking to do automation, but I could use a hand ...
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What are some effective ways to build & run an SRPM without installing it?
I am on Fedora 31 and I do software development. I need to work with code in many source RPM packages for relatively short periods of time. For this reason, I'd like to simply build the package, but ...
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Trying to build a RPM for dahdi lead to boot fail on the destination machine
I am trying to build a rpm for Centos 7 to be able to install dahdi without the need of build tools on the destination machine.
For that, I tried to create this specs file :
Name: dahdi-...
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Use copr with rpmfusion-nonfree packages
I'm building a custom ffmpeg with fdk-aac-devel. This dependency is located in rpmfusing-nonfree. So copr build fails because it cannot find this package. Is there a way for me to install this ...
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rpm_build modifying sh files
When I run rpm_build, it changes the first line of sh files from #!/bin/sh to #!/usr/bin/sh - any idea what might cause this?
I observe this change whether I install the rpm or extract the files ...
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How are the pkgrel, extraver, snapinfo and minorbump fields of RPM's Release tag used?
The documentation for creating RPM packages in Fedora Linux states that
There are potentially four fields which comprise the structured
Release: tag:
package release number (<pkgrel&...
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How do you configure rpm-build on fedora 31 to use xz and NOT zstd?
I cannot use zstd for rpm-build compression because I need to install the rpm that i build on a centos 8 machine, which does not have zstd supported, and I'm unable to install anything new on that ...
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cron job setup using rpm is not working
I've below cron file
SHELL=/bin/bash
PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin
LOG_DIR=/var/log/myapp-services-cron
MYAPP_SERVICES_DIR=/opt/myorg/apps/myapp-services
* * ...
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Rpmlint “use-tmp-in-%postun” error
rpmlint output:
E: use-tmp-in-%postun
Spec file:
%postun
rm -r /var/aci /tmp/aci_tmp 2> /dev/null
Also, I cant remove package
How I can remove directory in /tmp after or before uninstalling ...
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Passing configure option to rpmbuild?
To build a piece of software I normally do
rpmbuild -ta slurm*.tar.bz2
However I now need to configure the software with the option
--with-pmix=/home/user/git/pmix/install/2.1
Is this possible ...
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Empty directories are left over after uninstallation of package on higher version of RPM on LINUX
RPM version 4.8.0:
[root@sdl34815 x8664]# rpm -ivh tmfi1700-17.00.00.00.rpm
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
1:tmfi1700 ###############################...
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rpmbuild isn't using the current working directory, instead using users home?
When I use rpmbuild I get, No such file or directory.
# rpmbuild -ba ./SPECS/myFoo.spec
error: File /root/rpmbuild/SOURCES/myFoo.tar.gz: No such file or directory
It seems to be reading from my home ...
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How can you specify ./configure args with rpmbuild?
I'm trying to build an rpm with nginx, and the nginx rtmp module.
I got my nginx source tar.gz, and my rtmp tar.gz, and placed them in the SOURCES dir.
I then made this spec file:
Name: nginx
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rpmbuild, then install the rpm, then upgrade from repositories
I am a very novice administrator. Building my own production environment is my target. Which will be similar to professional ones.
I wonder if it is better to install critical applications from the ...
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Is it possible to create an RPM package from an install script?
I'd like to easily create RPM packages for some random projects that do not come bundled as RPM (or whose RPMs are severely outdated).
Take the Pop OS GTK theme as an example.
Installing the theme ...
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Why is my rpmbuild %{dist} .fc30.fc30 instead of just .fc30?
I have a .spec file:
Name: somefile
Version: 1.0.0
Release: 1%{?dist}
...
Which produces an RPM:
somefile-1.0.0-1.fc30.fc30.noarch.rpm
Why is %{dist} applying .fc30 twice? ...
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Why is the procedure for building RPMs so isolated?
I'm learning how to create RPMs for my own packages. Normally I can do everything while logged into my own account but instructions on making RPMs always seem to want you to use some other account.
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Centos 7 RPM Packaging - Create a desktop shortcut during installation
I am developing a cross-platform UI with .Net Core and am packaging it using RPM Package Manager. I have created the RPM file to be locally installed. The %install section of my spec file looks like ...
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`rpm -q` and `yum` break after `rpm --rebuild`
In order to repair the RPM database, I ran rpm --rebuild. Afterward, I cannot find any package using rpm -qa, and yum does not workļ¼as the logs below show.
[root@local03 ~]# yum
Traceback (most ...
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rpmbuild qemu.spec without test [duplicate]
I am using qemu by compiling qemu.spec.
I often run the command 'rpmbuild -ba qemu.spec' because I am changing the source frequently, but it seems to take a long time to complete because of the test ...
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Can not get correct source tar.gz in copr.fedorainfracloud.org
I try build wal-g into rpm on copr.fedorainfracloud.org
Github repo https://github.com/patsevanton/wal-g-rpm
Project https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/antonpatsev/wal-g/
Log https://copr-be....
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Building custom RPM with boolean BuildsRequires and Requires
I'm trying to use boolean logic for my dependencies (https://rpm.org/user_doc/boolean_dependencies.html) in a custom spec file, but I'm running into trouble.
.spec snippet
BuildRequires: libxml2-...
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Configuring a MacOS-based rpmbuild to deliver platform-independent RPMs
I need to build an RPM for a Java software package on MacOS. I'm using rpmbuild from homebrew, version 4.14.2.1. The toolchain is set up correctly, and I get a valid RPM at the end. There is just one ...
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How to configure rpmbuild to forbid installing 32 bit package in 64 bit systems?
I'm packaging software in RPM and distributing it in different packages by architecture (32bit or 64bit).
Some libraries of my 32bit package have binaries that cannot be executed in 64bit systems (...
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CentOS 7 - problem encountered with the set up of spec file during creation of RPM package
I'm aiming to translate a Debian package to an RPM package to install it on a CentOS Linux 7 (Red Hat).
I used alien to accomplish it: alien --to-rpm --scripts --keep-version --generate debian_pkg.deb....
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No Python on Fedora 29 Copr
One of my src rpms submitted to Copr for build failed because there is no Python implementation; is this because something is wrong with the src rpm itself, or there is simply no Python implementation ...
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Fedora rpm vs Redhat rpm?
We are performing a docker installation on one of our VMS.
We have doubts whether Fedora rpms specifically in EPEL fedora are similar to those for RedHat 7.5.
Is there any difference (rpm) docker ...
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Custom options during RPM install with rpmbuild
I would like to use custom options during RPM install. I use rpmbuild to craft the RPM so I have the SPEC file.
Can I define my own option that I can use in the SPEC file (e.g. rpm -i --r_password=...
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Rebuild from src.rpm using new version
This is a follow up to my previous question regarding Building QuantLib on Amazon Linux.
I followed the instructions in the answer posted by MLu:
Download the source RPM (QuantLib-1.4-7.el7.src.rpm)
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how to build compiled rpm of gcc 8.2
I am trying to make an rpm of gcc 8.2 for centos 7.
Honestly I am trying my best to understand how to use rpmbuild and .spec file, but it's too hard for me to understand.
I tried packaging my hello ...
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Cannot build RPM packages from SRPM using mock
I've successfully built the SRPM and after that step I'm trying to build the RPM from the SRPM. Following is the directory from where I am building the RPM. THe Source RPM are in the following ...
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How to eliminate the warnings: mockbuild does not exist
I was building a package from SRPM on Fedora:
$ rpmbuild --rebuild *.src.rpm
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warning: user mockbuild does not exist - using root
warning: group mockbuild does not exist - using root
warning: ...
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mock config_opts['files'] seem to be ignored
I'm trying to create a fake /etc/hosts to set the hostname in a Mock-built RPM. This is CentOS7 and the Mock/rpmbuild are not new enough to understand the new Fedora _buildhost macro.
So I ...
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Whats the alternative to āexcludeā command of rpm.spec file in debian package building
While building an rpm package we can use this exclude command in the spec file to exclude the particular file in certain packages.
ex.
%exclude foobar/bin/printjob_svr.bin
How and where do we ...
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Stunnel 5.x on Centos 6.5
Im looking for an stunnel 5.x RPM for Centos 6.5 so I can get TLS1.2 support. Ive looked everywhere, but cannot find one. Ive tried downloading and compiling, as per another question on here (title: ...
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Why does rpmbuild --target i686 python.spec fail (CentOS 6)?
I downloaded the python src rpm in order to build the 32-bit version of the tkinter package. This was on a 64 bit host (latest centos 6). It looks like it failed to add -m32 in a couple cases...
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Building vmware tools for i386 architecture
Trying to build vmware tools for my 32 bit Centos 7. I took source from github
Trying to follow instruction with small changes:
autoreconf -i
./configure --without-kernel-modules ./configure --...
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need to stop initv service before rpm removal/upgrade?
Is there a need to stop a service before performing the removal or upgrade of the service's RPM package?
Normally, what the RPM package manager does when performing an upgrade is to install the new ...
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When does rpmbuild produce i386 vs. i686 packages (Centos 6)
I am working on the build system for a rather large and old industrial software. As a result of the build, it spits out around 20 rpms (built from scratch with rpmbuild, built from scratch via setup....
