cleaning up %install section

Discussion:

Aaron Lippold

2007-06-25 15:08:23 UTC

Hello,

I was hoping I could get some advise on making my %install section a
bit more efficient. I would guess there is a smarter way to handle my
file set then individually calling out each file.

I basically have to do the same operation on each one, accounting for
the slight name change. Also, I am going to be adding new 'sets' :
TypeA, TypeB, etc. Right now my rpm just does TypeA. How do I add
switches to my rpm -ihv --typea or rpm -ihv --type:A,C,E .

Suggestions? Comment?

Thanks,

Aaron

Hiren Patel

2007-06-25 15:23:52 UTC

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you could put all the files into one tarball and then manipulate them
using shell file globs.
i have no idea what you are talking about with the sets.

Post by Aaron Lippold
Hello,
I was hoping I could get some advise on making my %install section a
bit more efficient. I would guess there is a smarter way to handle my
file set then individually calling out each file.
I basically have to do the same operation on each one, accounting for
TypeA, TypeB, etc. Right now my rpm just does TypeA. How do I add
switches to my rpm -ihv --typea or rpm -ihv --type:A,C,E .
Suggestions? Comment?
Thanks,
Aaron
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Aaron Lippold

2007-06-25 16:33:01 UTC

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I am registering a set of files in a db. Some users only need the
first set of files, some need all the files from each set in the db. I
want to allow the option to say, 'I need set1 and set3' etc. etc.

MyFiles/Set1/file1.1,file1.2,file1.3,...
.../Set2/file2.1,2.2,2.3,...
../Set3/file3.1,3.2,3.3,...

If they user only wants to install the files in Set1 I want to have an
option/switch they can pass to say,

rpm -ihv --install-set1 --install-set3 my.rpm

What did you mean by, 'shell file globs'? File Globals?

Aaron

Post by Hiren Patel
you could put all the files into one tarball and then manipulate them
using shell file globs.
i have no idea what you are talking about with the sets.

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Jos Vos

2007-06-25 16:37:45 UTC

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Post by Aaron Lippold
I am registering a set of files in a db. Some users only need the
first set of files, some need all the files from each set in the db. I
want to allow the option to say, 'I need set1 and set3' etc. etc.
MyFiles/Set1/file1.1,file1.2,file1.3,...
.../Set2/file2.1,2.2,2.3,...
../Set3/file3.1,3.2,3.3,...
If they user only wants to install the files in Set1 I want to have an
option/switch they can pass to say,
rpm -ihv --install-set1 --install-set3 my.rpm

You could split the RPM into subpackages, each containing one "set".

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Aaron Lippold

2007-06-25 23:03:50 UTC

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Yes that's true but I was hoping to only have to maintain one .spec
file and such. Ah well, maybe the KISS approach is best in this case.

Also, is there a way I can define a "function" in my spec file?

Aaron

Post by Jos Vos

You could split the RPM into subpackages, each containing one "set".
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marks

2007-06-25 23:34:41 UTC

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Hi,

I believe you can define sub-packages all within one .spec file. You'd
then have only one spec file to maintain although it would be more
complex.

Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 01:03:50 +0200
Subject: Re: cleaning up %install section
Yes that's true but I was hoping to only have to maintain one .spec
file and such. Ah well, maybe the KISS approach is best in this case.
Also, is there a way I can define a "function" in my spec file?
Aaron

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Hiren Patel

2007-06-26 06:19:45 UTC

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i agree with the other folks on using multiple rpms, one source rpm can
produce multiple binary rpms, so you would only have to maintain one
spec file/source rpm.

by shell file globs i mean working with files using wildcards such as:
mv *.db /some/place
somecommand /some/place/*.db
mv *.cert /some/place

etc.

Post by Hiren Patel
you could put all the files into one tarball and then manipulate them
using shell file globs.
i have no idea what you are talking about with the sets.