rpm as non root user

Discussion:

Adam Miller

2007-12-18 19:08:57 UTC

Hi,
I'm trying to allow a non root user build rpms and having a bit of
trouble.

created ~/.rpmmacros

%packager testlscsoft
%_topdir /home/testlscsoft
%_rpmtopdir /home/testlscsoft/usr/src/redhat
%_builddir /home/testlscsoft/usr/src/redhat/BUILD
%_rpmdir /home/testlscsoft/usr/src/redhat/RPMS
%_sourcedir /home/testlscsoft/usr/src/redhat/SOURCES
%_specdir /home/testlscsoft/usr/src/redhat/SPECS
%_srcrpmdir /home/testlscsoft/usr/src/redhat/SRPMS
%_tmppath /home/testlscsoft/usr/src/redhat/var/tmp
%_buildroot /home/testlscsoft/usr/src/redhat/var/tmp/%{name}-root

created dir structures

/home/testlscsoft
/home/testlscsoft/usr/src/redhat
/home/testlscsoft/usr/src/redhat/BUILD
/home/testlscsoft/usr/src/redhat/RPMS
/home/testlscsoft/usr/src/redhat/SOURCES
/home/testlscsoft/usr/src/redhat/SPECS
/home/testlscsoft/usr/src/redhat/SRPMS
/home/testlscsoft/usr/src/redhat/var/tmp

installed src rpm

rpm --root /home/testlscsoft/ -Uvh lscsoft-user-env-1.12-1.src.rpm

fails when running rpmbuild

rpmbuild --root /home/testlscsoft/ -ba /home/testlscsoft/usr/src/redhat/SPECS/lscsoft-user-env.spec
error: File /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES/lscsoft-user-env-1.12.tar.gz: No such file or directory

It seems to be ignoring the --root option and looking in the systems rpm
directories.

Any thoughts/suggestions/remarks would be appreciated.

Thanks
Adam Miller

Jos Vos

2007-12-18 19:45:48 UTC

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Post by Adam Miller
I'm trying to allow a non root user build rpms and having a bit of
trouble.

This is all way too complex, you shouldn't use --root or define all
those variables, %_topdir is enough. Just do (for example):

Put in ~/.rpmmacros (only):

%_topdir /home/testlscsoft/rpm

Then use the following commands:

mkdir -p /home/testlscsoft/rpm/{BUILD,RPMS,SOURCES,SPECS,SRPMS}
rpm -ivh lscsoft-user-env-1.12-1.src.rpm
cd /home/testlscsoft/rpm/SPECS
rpm -ba lscsoft-user-env.spec

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Tony Earnshaw

2007-12-18 19:56:48 UTC

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Post by Adam Miller
I'm trying to allow a non root user build rpms and having a bit of
trouble.
created ~/.rpmmacros
%packager testlscsoft

[...]

Post by Adam Miller
%_topdir /home/testlscsoft

All the rest is crap, set it up properly.

Try it out!

Below %_topdir should be the five necessary main
directories/architectures (and even then, not even the architecture is
necessary).

[...]

Post by Adam Miller
%_rpmtopdir /home/testlscsoft/usr/src/redhat
%_builddir /home/testlscsoft/usr/src/redhat/BUILD
%_rpmdir /home/testlscsoft/usr/src/redhat/RPMS
%_sourcedir /home/testlscsoft/usr/src/redhat/SOURCES
%_specdir /home/testlscsoft/usr/src/redhat/SPECS
%_srcrpmdir /home/testlscsoft/usr/src/redhat/SRPMS
%_tmppath /home/testlscsoft/usr/src/redhat/var/tmp
%_buildroot /home/testlscsoft/usr/src/redhat/var/tmp/%{name}-root
created dir structures
/home/testlscsoft
/home/testlscsoft/usr/src/redhat
/home/testlscsoft/usr/src/redhat/BUILD
/home/testlscsoft/usr/src/redhat/RPMS
/home/testlscsoft/usr/src/redhat/SOURCES
/home/testlscsoft/usr/src/redhat/SPECS
/home/testlscsoft/usr/src/redhat/SRPMS
/home/testlscsoft/usr/src/redhat/var/tmp
installed src rpm
rpm --root /home/testlscsoft/ -Uvh lscsoft-user-env-1.12-1.src.rpm
fails when running rpmbuild
rpmbuild --root /home/testlscsoft/ -ba
/home/testlscsoft/usr/src/redhat/SPECS/lscsoft-user-env.spec
error: File /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES/lscsoft-user-env-1.12.tar.gz: No such file or directory

--Tonni

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Adam Miller

2007-12-18 20:51:30 UTC

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Hi,

Thanks all, I've now got it working.

The problem was that I was missing the "s" in the filename rpmmacros.

Adam

Post by Tony Earnshaw

Post by Adam Miller
I'm trying to allow a non root user build rpms and having a bit of
trouble.
created ~/.rpmmacros
%packager testlscsoft

[...]

Post by Adam Miller
%_topdir /home/testlscsoft

All the rest is crap, set it up properly.
Try it out!
Below %_topdir should be the five necessary main directories/architectures
(and even then, not even the architecture is necessary).
[...]

--Tonni