Using Environment variables in %files section

Rajeshwaran · External Since: Jul 10, 2006 Posts: 10

I have just started using RPM Packager. While creating the SPEC file I
am facing some Issues. The required file for packaging are in $STAGING
directory, where STAGING is an environment variable set in Linux.
I am specifying it in %files tag as

%files

$STAGING/linux/readme.html

I am getting an error for this. Can someone please guide me on how to
use the Linux Environment variable in %files section.

Scott Lurndal · External Since: Oct 20, 2004 Posts: 82

"Rajeshwaran" <rajeshwaran.a RemoveThis @gmail.com> writes:
>
>
>I have just started using RPM Packager. While creating the SPEC file I
>am facing some Issues. The required file for packaging are in $STAGING
>directory, where STAGING is an environment variable set in Linux.
>I am specifying it in %files tag as
>
>%files
>
>$STAGING/linux/readme.html
>
>
>I am getting an error for this. Can someone please guide me on how to
>use the Linux Environment variable in %files section.
>

Add it to your ~/.rpmmacros file:

..rpmmacros:
%_staging /path/to/staging/directory

Then use '%_staging' in your %files section, instead of $STAGING.

scott

Scott Lurndal · External Since: Oct 20, 2004 Posts: 82

scott DeleteThis @slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) writes:
>"Rajeshwaran" <rajeshwaran.a DeleteThis @gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>
>>I have just started using RPM Packager. While creating the SPEC file I
>>am facing some Issues. The required file for packaging are in $STAGING
>>directory, where STAGING is an environment variable set in Linux.
>>I am specifying it in %files tag as
>>
>>%files
>>
>>$STAGING/linux/readme.html
>>
>>
>>I am getting an error for this. Can someone please guide me on how to
>>use the Linux Environment variable in %files section.
>>
>
>Add it to your ~/.rpmmacros file:
>
>.rpmmacros:
>%_staging /path/to/staging/directory
>
>Then use '%_staging' in your %files section, instead of $STAGING.
>
>scott

Actually, this probably won't work. The files in %files must be
in $RPM_BUILD_ROOT.

So use the %_staging variable in your %install section to copy
the source file to your $RPM_BUILD_ROOT, then use the path relative
to $RPM_BUILD_ROOT in your %files section.

scott

Michal Jaegermann · External Since: Jun 06, 2004 Posts: 62

Rajeshwaran <rajeshwaran.a RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote:
>
> The required file for packaging are in $STAGING
> directory, where STAGING is an environment variable set in Linux.
> I am specifying it in %files tag as
>
> %files
>
> $STAGING/linux/readme.html

%define readme %(echo "$STAGING/linux/readme.html")

%files
%attr(755,root,root) %{readme}

Is that what you mean? Consider using %doc instead and is really
necessary supply a symlink in your package.

If you want to install everything in a $STAGING directory, when $STAGING
is not known in advance, then look at '--prefix=...' installation option
but then you cannot use absolute paths anywhere. Otherwise you have to
supply _only_ src.rpm and 'rpmbuild --rebuild ....' every time when
needed with a proper enviroment set (and checks, or defaults, if
this is not the case).

Michal

Michal Jaegermann · External Since: Jun 06, 2004 Posts: 62

Scott Lurndal <scott DeleteThis @slp53.sl.home> wrote:
>
> So use the %_staging variable in your %install section to copy
> the source file to your $RPM_BUILD_ROOT,

That is right.

> then use the path relative
> to $RPM_BUILD_ROOT in your %files section.

And that is not. In %files you list locations where all elements will
end up when you will install a resulting package. Consult
http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/drafts/rpm-guide-en/
for all gory details.

Michal

Rajeshwaran · External Since: Jul 10, 2006 Posts: 10

On Jan 26, 2:38 am, Michal Jaegermann <mic....RemoveThis@gortel.phys.ualberta.ca>
wrote:
> Rajeshwaran <rajeshwara....RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > The required file for packaging are in $STAGING
> > directory, where STAGING is an environment variable set in Linux.
> > I am specifying it in %files tag as
>
> > %files
>
> > $STAGING/linux/readme.html
>
> %define readme %(echo "$STAGING/linux/readme.html")
>
> %files
> %attr(755,root,root) %{readme}
>
> Is that what you mean? Consider using %doc instead and is really
> necessary supply a symlink in your package.
>
> If you want to install everything in a $STAGING directory, when $STAGING
> is not known in advance, then look at '--prefix=...' installation option
> but then you cannot use absolute paths anywhere. Otherwise you have to
> supply _only_ src.rpm and 'rpmbuild --rebuild ....' every time when
> needed with a proper enviroment set (and checks, or defaults, if
> this is not the case).
>
> Michal

Hi Guys,

Thanks a lot for your answers. I was finally able to solve it. What I
did was just pass the new $STAGING Path in the rpmbuild command. It
works like this....

rpmbuild -bb $PHOENIX/install/linux/SPECS/nsmasmvca.spec --define
"STAGING $STAGING"

Thus I am setting a new variable STAGING inside the spec which will
have the $STAGING environment variable. Thus it worked finally.

Thanks again Guys.