tweaking rpm program

[Parameshwara Bhat]

Hello list

Is it possible in any way to kernel-source rpm to go to a directory of 
your choice?

The context is, one is advised to build kernel sources as a normal user 
until you are ready to 'make install'. A source rpm installs by default 
into /usr/src/kernel-version which has no write permission for a normal 
user. And a normal user needs to do a 'su' to build there.

Parameshwara Bhat

[Alexander Apprich]

Parameshwara Bhat wrote:
> Hello list
>
> Is it possible in any way to kernel-source rpm to go to a directory of 
> your choice?
>
> The context is, one is advised to build kernel sources as a normal user 
> until you are ready to 'make install'. A source rpm installs by default 
> into /usr/src/kernel-version which has no write permission for a normal 
> user. And a normal user needs to do a 'su' to build there.

rpm2cpio your-kernel-src.rpm | cpio -idv

That should unpack the rpm to the directory you are currently in.
> Parameshwara Bhat

Alex

[Greg Wildman]

Parameshwara Bhat said the following on 09/07/2004 08:58:
> Hello list
>
> Is it possible in any way to kernel-source rpm to go to a directory of 
> your choice?
>
> The context is, one is advised to build kernel sources as a normal user 
> until you are ready to 'make install'. A source rpm installs by default 
> into /usr/src/kernel-version which has no write permission for a normal 
> user. And a normal user needs to do a 'su' to build there.

rpm -Uhv --relocate /usr/src=/tmp kernel-source-2.6.5-1.358.i386.rpm

substitute /tmp with the directory of choice. You still need to be root 
to install the rpm though.

[Alexander Dalloz]

Am Fr, den 09.07.2004 schrieb Parameshwara Bhat um 8:58:
> Is it possible in any way to kernel-source rpm to go to a directory of 
> your choice?
>
> The context is, one is advised to build kernel sources as a normal user 
> until you are ready to 'make install'. A source rpm installs by default 
> into /usr/src/kernel-version which has no write permission for a normal 
> user. And a normal user needs to do a 'su' to build there.
>
> Parameshwara Bhat

Create yourself an rpmbuild environment for a normal user, like
described here:

http://freshrpms.net/docs/fight/

Alexander