Re: Installing package for IRIX64 on IRIX

[Albert Chin <rpm-list thewrittenword com>]

On Thu, Apr 17, 2003 at 04:06:06PM -0400, Jeff Johnson wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 17, 2003 at 02:58:50PM -0500, Albert Chin wrote:
> > I've created an RPM package using RPM 4.0.4 on the following system:
> >   IRIX64 puar 6.5 01100304 IP30
> > I'd like to install it on the following system:
> >   IRIX foo 6.5 11051729 IP22
> > 
> > When I attempt the install on host "foo", I get the error:
> >   package xxx is for a different operating system
> > 
> > Can I work around this in the package or the rpmrc file without
> > --ignoreos (preferably rpmrc so I don't have to rebuild the package)?
> > I thought the following line should avoid the problem:
> >   os_compat:   IRIX64: IRIX
> > but it doesn't.
> 
> Hmmm, you might try
> 	os_canon:       IRIX64:   Irix    2

Doesn't work. rpmrc already has:
  os_canon:       IRIX:   Irix    2
  os_canon:       IRIX64: Irix64  10

If I have to rebuild the package, can I change the system name
embedded in the RPM? If so, how?

-- 
albert chin (china@thewrittenword.com)