Re: base directory for files section of spec file

[Hugh Beaumont <hbeaumont yahoo com>]

To clarify, I currently have this in my spec file:

%files
/home/my_user/template_dir/etc/file1.conf
/home/my_user/template_dir/usr/local/bin/some_file
/home/my_user/template_dir/usr/local/doc/some_file.txt

what I want is something like:

%files
%magic_directive_to_tell_rpm_to_chop_off /home/my_user/template_dir/
/home/my_user/template_dir/etc/file1.conf
/home/my_user/template_dir/usr/local/bin/some_file
/home/my_user/template_dir/usr/local/doc/some_file.txt

I searched through the maximum rpm book but could not find anything. I know
I could make a relocatable rpm but I don't think that is really what I want (or
the proper use of relocatable rpm's).

Thanks again.



--- Hugh Beaumont <hbeaumont@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi List,
> 
> I am writing a simple spec file which installs some files. No build, or install steps are done.
> I have a "template" file system inside my /home/my_user/ dir which I keep the files in. I want
> to
> be able to update those files and then re-build my rpm to put them in their proper place on the
> file system. A bit like if I tar'd them all up and then un-tarred them with a forced base dir
> of / 
> 
> Does that make sense?
> 
> For example, If I have a set of files :
> 
> /home/my_user/template_dir/etc/file1.conf
> /home/my_user/template_dir/usr/local/bin/some_file
> /home/my_user/template_dir/usr/local/doc/some_file.txt
> 
> which I want rpm to install as:
> 
> /etc/file1.conf
> /usr/local/bin/some_file
> /usr/local/doc/some_file.txt
> 
> How would I go about doing this? I know I could have a post step to mv the file all around
> but I assume there is an easier and more elegant way. 
> 
> Any advice?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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