Re: %files section of SPEC file

["Joshua M. Miller" <joshua itsecureadmin com>]

One minor inconsequential correction below to the %{buildroot} variable.

Thanks,
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Joshua M. Miller - RHCE,VCP


Joshua M. Miller wrote:
> Good morning,
>
> I am new to RPM creation and I am attempting to build my first "ground 
> up" package.  I'm using RH 4.5 as a build platform and have the 
> following question:
>
> I have the following variables relevant to this discussion:
> %define pkg_name <package>
> %define buildroot /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/%{pkg_name}
>
> When populating the %files section, how do I specify that a file should 
> be taken from the build root of:
>
> %{buildroot}/etc/
>
> ...and placed in the final destination of:
>
> /etc
>
> I keep getting the entire %{buildroot} created on the destination host.
>
> TIA,