dnf: Error: RPM package source (jpilot-1.8.2-2.fc22.src) will not installed

[Luigi Votta]

On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 15:43:31 +0200
Mattias Ellert <mattias.ellert at fysast.uu.se> wrote:

> mån 2015-09-28 klockan 15:06 +0200 skrev Luigi Votta:
> 
> > I've downloaded it with dnf,  
> > and attempted to install with rpm.
> > 
> > But it doesn't install; this is the result:
> > 
> > warning: mockbuild user doesn't exists - using root user
> > 
> > when using: 
> > rpm -i jpilot-1.8.2-2.fc22.src.rpm
> 
> That is a warning, not an error. The installation is successful.
> 
> You have installed a src rpm as root, which is normally not a good
> idea. It is better to install src rpms as non-root.
> 
> Installing a src rpm will not add it to the rpmdb, so it will not be
> listed if you do "rpm -q".
> 
> Installing src rpms as root will install the files in the tree below
> /root/rpmbuild (or whatever "rpm -E %_topdir" says when run as the
> root user if you have a non-standard configuration).
> 
> If you install it as you own user, which is recommended, the files
> will appear in ${HOME}/rpmbuild.
> 
> 	Mattias


Now I see where it is placed.

Thank you for explanation,
Luigi

P.S. I missed also the -vh options :-)
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