[Fedora-packaging] find: /var/tmp/pcore-0.1-Beta-root: No such file or directory

[Kamal Ahmed]

Michael,

1. 

%install
mkdir -p %{name}
mkdir -p %{_bindir}
install -d %{name}

These three don't make sense. Read on...

- Yes, they do not make sense, i as just experimenting. my intention was to use the %install section, to create 

directories like /usr/bin in "temp"/build area to be able to copy the executables there later on.
Especially since the makefile does NOT have "install" section

2. What is -dd? Perhaps just a type mistake and you meant -bb. Correct?
yes its a typo, i meant -bb

3. One which platform did you do this build attempt?
CentOs 32 bit 5.8

Since that IS the target platform, and as far as i understand rpmbuild has to run ON the target platform.


4. i made some progress..

here is an updated pcore.spec

Source: pcore-0.1.tar.gz
BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}
BuildRequires: gcc = 4.1.2
BuildRequires: make >= 3.81
BuildRequires: postgresql84-devel = 8.4.9

%description
ElementalCORE

%prep
%setup -qn pcore

%build
%{__make}

%install
mkdir -p %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}
mkdir -p %{name}
mkdir -p %{_bindir}
install -d %{name}

%clean

%files
%defattr(-,root,root)
%doc NEWS

and i WAS able to get an rpm build with NEWS in the folder 
/usr/share/doc/pcore-0.1/NEWS

Now i want to copy /pcore/obj/ggsnc/ggsnc to /usr/bin/
How?
I have NO idea

I really appreciate your help.
Thanks,
-Kamal.




>________________________________
> From: Michael Schwendt <mschwendt at gmail.com>
>To: packaging at lists.fedoraproject.org 
>Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 11:56 AM
>Subject: Re: [Fedora-packaging] find: /var/tmp/pcore-0.1-Beta-root: No such file or directory
> 
>On Fri, 13 Apr 2012 06:49:40 -0700 (PDT), KA (Kamal) wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I am using the following spec file 
>> 
>> Summary: pcore binary
>> Name: pcore
>> Version: 0.1
>> Release: Beta
>> Epoch: 0
>> License: Commercial
>> Group: Applications/Telecommunications
>> Packager: Kamal Ahmed <kamal.ahmed at unleashbts.com>
>> URL: http://pcore.bts.md/
>> Source: pcore-0.1.tar.gz
>> BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root
>> 
>> %description
>> ElementalCORE
>> 
>> %prep
>> %setup -qn pcore
>> 
>> %build
>> %{__make}
>> 
>> %install
>> mkdir -p %{name}
>> mkdir -p %{_bindir}
>> install -d %{name}
>
>These three don't make sense. Read on...
>
>> %clean
>> 
>> %files
>> %defattr(-,root,root)
>> %doc NEWS
>> 
>> 
>> But when running rpmbuild -dd pcore.spec , i get error:
>
>What is -dd? Perhaps just a type mistake and you meant -bb. Correct?
>
>> Executing(%install): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.32035
>> + umask 022
>> + cd /home/kahmed/rpmbuild/BUILD
>> + cd pcore
>
>Here the "builddir" was entered. The top directory of the extracted
>source tarball.
>
>One which platform did you do this build attempt?
>It doesn't look like a recent Fedora or RHEL platform, because those
>would empty'n'create the %buildroot directory. That is missing in what
>you've quoted.
>
>> + LANG=C
>> + export LANG
>> + unset DISPLAY
>> + mkdir -p pcore
>> + mkdir -p /usr/bin
>> + install -d pcore
>
>These three commands operated within the build directory, not in the
>%buildroot. To operated in the buildroot, you need to use the prefix
>%{buildroot} or $RPM_BUILD_ROOT with every path.
>
>> + /usr/lib/rpm/find-debuginfo.sh /home/kahmed/rpmbuild/BUILD/pcore
>> find: /var/tmp/pcore-0.1-Beta-root: No such file or directory
>> error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.32035 (%install)
>
>This refers to the buildroot, the path specified in the "BuildRoot:" tag.
>It doesn't exist for your build, because apparently you use a very old Fedora
>where you need to do the following in the %install section:
>
>%install
>rm -rf %{buildroot}
>mkdir -p %{buildroot}
># ...
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