Questions tagged [rpmbuild]
This tag is for questions about rpmbuild, a tool for building RPM packages.
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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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redefine optflags or pcre-config
I have a script that creates a spec file with the line:
%define WITH_CC_OPT $(echo %{optflags} $(pcre-config --cflags))
I want to change the definition of the WITH_CC_OPT by changing %{optflags} ...
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Why is rpmbuild failing to build a noarch package?
I am trying to build an RPM of perl-Net-SNMP-XS for RHEL 7 (as I can't find a prebuilt RPM anywhere)
I followed this https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/build-perl-module-rpm-file-with-cpanspec-on-rhel-...
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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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What solutions are available for setting up a build server to mirror changes from a sourceforge SVN?
I'm teaching myself how to build RPMs and create YUM/dnf repositories. One of related the projects I'm working on includes packaging DOS games into a deployable RPM on a private repository.
Currently,...
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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 work，as 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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How download release using Fedora COPR from github.com?
I try download release application using Fedora COPR from github.com.
SPEC file:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/patsevanton/aerokube-cm-rpm/master/aerokube-cm-rpm.spec
Version: 1.5.7
Source0: ...
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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
...
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 “exclude” 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....
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How to use rpmbuild to build a rpm package from binary tarball?
Resources on Internet are all about how to build a rpm files from source code.
But I have already got compiled binary tarball of software. But I don't want to directly extract it to / , because it ...
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How do you use rpmbuild to make an rpm package when there are file not found or permission errors?
I am trying to create an RPM file for the wget utility. Both of my attempts (with sudo and without sudo) to use the rpmbuild comman fail to create an .rpm file.
I run a "sudo rpmbuild" command to ...
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How do I skip specific tests when building an rpm?
I am building an RPM of git version 2.13.0. The build has gone ok but one of the tests are failing:
Config variable ${LIB_HTTPD_SVN} is not defined
Config variable ${LIB_HTTPD_SVN_PATH} is not ...
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How do i create a complete new rpm including all dependencies - Ansible disconnected package
I need to install Ansible on my node and the node doesn't have internet connection. So i had to download all the dependencies and installed the same. Now i would like to create a complete package ...
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Defining macros for authoring RPM files that require Python 3
The python-devel RPM installs a macro definition file:
/etc/rpm/macros.python2
However, after installing python36u-devel from the IUS repository I do not have a Python 3 flavor of this file ...
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how to extract the instructions provided by the rpm spec file
I have reviewed several related questions - the closest being: Extract the spec file out of an RPM -- AND I must add I would have phrased my question the same way. However, it seems the .spec file is ...
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Not able to install rpm-build
I am using zypper to install rpm-build but I am getting issues:
zypper install rpm-build
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
Resolving package dependencies...
The following 4 ...
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RPM Package Naming Convention/Limitations
I created an rpm with the following name -
product-name-subname-1.0.0.3.65-1
but having issues listing it using yum from a remote server. Repository is properly configured because I created the ...
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RPM build errors: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.8ntGMt (%install)
I'm getting an error that I'm not sure how to debug.
Any thoughts on the matter?
Here are the contents of the shorewall.spec file
%global mainver 5.0.4
%global baseurl http://www.shorewall.net/pub/...
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what does the following rpm “%prep” step do?
Assuming
Source0: %{gnu_download_url}/coreutils/coreutils-%{version}.tar.gz
Source1: mk7distro.tar.bz2
Patch0: hostutils.patch.bz2
Can someone tell me what does the following ...
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How to avoid undesirable dependencies in rpm package?
I am making a package for RHEL7. When I try to install the package, I get
# yum localinstall mypackage-0.0-1.el7.rpm
(...)
--> Running transaction check
---> Package webmin-GPI-init.noarch ...
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Trying to build (a)kmod package for acpi_call on Fedora, cannot be installed
I want to package a simple kernel module, acpi_call, for Fedora. For this I have followed the kmods2 instructions on RPM Fusion and got the following SPEC file:
# Copyright © 2016 Martin Ueding <...
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Enable SCL python27 so other RPMs can see it
Trying to create an RPM that uses Python 2.7 on a RHEL 6 machine. I'm using SCL to enable Python2.7 and building the RPM with it fine. However, when I try to install that RPM on a different system ...
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Build an RPM for a specific minor version of RH
I need an RPM built for a specific minor version of RH, so that it only installs on that minor version (ex RHEL 6.4) and not on other minor versions like RHEL 6.6.
Also when rpm/yum installs this pkg ...
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Can I build centos 7 (el7) rpm package on centos 6 (el6) server?
There are some documents teaching me on how to build rpm by myself in centos with rpm-build or mock. I am fine to build them for el6 rpm package.
My question is, can I build a rpm package for centos ...
