RE: Packaging java apps in rpm

["Wichmann, Mats D" <mats d wichmann intel com>]

 

Hi All,

Two questions:

1. Has anyone tried packaging java jar files in rpm. Are there any special consideration? 

Suggestion: take a look at what jpackage.org is doing for ideas.

They've packaged a whole boatload of them and have worked out

the issues. 

2. I already have a (inherited) system that builds c applications from source. It is somewhat circuitious in the way it gathers src, links...etc. I would rather not disturb the build but instead just capture the built binaries and package them as rpm. Is this possible ?
ie:
after my make completes, put the built binaries into the buildroot and run rpmbuild skipping the %build section.
 

 

Yeah, you can do that.  As long as your "make install" puts everything in the

right place (meaning a clean tree such as would be installed by the %install

section), you can point your %files section there and essentially leave the

other sections of the specfile empty. In general it's nicer if the specfile

captures the secret sauce such that you can make a source rpm for easy

rebuilding, but only you know your system and how ugly it would be to do that.