Re: Compiling and installing gnome src.rpm's

[Martin Baulig <martin home-of-linux org>]

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On Sun, 23 Aug 1998, Endaf Jones wrote:

> To: gnome-list@gnome.org
> Subject: Compiling and installing gnome src.rpm's
> From: Endaf Jones <ejones@zener.com>
> 
> I can't seem to figure out how to properly use gnome src.rpm files. 
> This is probably due to the lack of deatailed documention with the RPM
> package.
> 
> - I run "rpm --recompile glib-1.1.2-1.src.rpm"
> 
> It seems to compile fine, but it installs the glib package in
> "/tmp/glib-root/".

Be patient - it will pack everything up after the installation is
complete ...

> Now what?  This can't be all, 'cause when I try and install gtk+, it
> complains that I don't have the correct version of glib, so my new glib
> isn't being installed.
> 
> What I'm I doing wrong?

Well, nothing !

It's just the normal behavior of the RPM build process.

Perhaps I should explain this a little bit:
  To make the binary RPM, your `rpm' program needs to install
  the package somewhere cause it cannot know what a `make install'
  will do - and it uses /tmp/glib-root because this will

  a) Not break any installed software if the build fails

  b) Allow any user other than root to make the binary RPM

Just don't worry - when you install the RPM, it goes in /usr and
not in /tmp/glib-root.

Martin

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