creating rpm package from filesystem objects

arunchandramohanty · 03-19-2010, 06:02 AM

Hi
I am able to create a solaris package and hpux package from directory structure in a specific format rather than spec file but the same i can not do on linux .
is there any way to do that . basically i can create the solaris package using command pkgtrans -s "source loc" "package location" all .we do not need any specfile here rather we create the package from the filesystem objects in a proper directory structures.
again pkgadd -d option will install the datastream from a package but i did not find the same on linux.

Can anybody help me on this how to do the same on linux.

unSpawn · 03-19-2010, 12:09 PM

If you use a .spec file to generate the package then a minimal "just copy all files from the file-system" jumping from %prep to %files skipping everything in between could look like:

Code:

Name: arunchandramohanty
Summary: %{name}, short description.
Version: 0
Release: 1
License: GPL
Group: Utilities/System

%description
Description of purpose.

%prep -n %{name}
mkdir %{name}
cd %{name}
find /home/%{name} -maxdepth 1 -type f -printf "\"%p\"\n" 2>/dev/null > filelist.log

%files -f /home/%{name}/redhat/BUILD/fscopy/filelist.log

%changelog
* Fri Mar 19 2010 %{name}
- Log line.

If you don't fancy doing that then just create a tarball with the paths and files you need.