Re: %files section of SPEC file

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

Thanks for the help, Mathew.

If I understand what you're saying correctly, does this mean I can build 
an RPM and specify the files in the %files section relative to their 
final destination, without actually having them in the final destination 
on the build host, but keeping them in the buildroot?

TIA,
--
Joshua M. Miller - RHCE,VCP


Matthew Miller wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 23, 2007 at 10:02:14AM -0700, Joshua M. Miller wrote:
> > I have the following variables relevant to this discussion:
> > %define buildroot /usr/src/redhat
>
> Err, don't do that. It doesn't do what you think it does. The buildroot is
> the temporary directory where the files to be installed are placed. Then the
> rpm archive is built from that layout.
>
> > 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
>
> Putting them into the buildroot is what the %install section is for. In the
> %files section, list them relative to the final destination.