Noob Question about rebuilding source RPMs

eur0dad · 07-25-2006, 07:45 AM

Hello, I'm trying to rebuild an SRPM that requires a library to be installed. Is it possible to add the library package to the RPM and the instructions on isntalling it so that the new RPM can install correctly without throwing dependency errors for the missing library?

unSpawn · 07-25-2006, 08:59 AM

Depends. If you build mainstream RPM's then if the application or library are commonly used then you would best build separate application, src, library, lib-dev and lib-src RPM's. If you're building an RPM that will never be publicly distributed you could incorporate the library or even build a static binary (if that's possible and you don't mind size). Maybe tell us what you're trying to build.

eur0dad · 07-25-2006, 10:43 AM

I'm trying to rebuild the source apt rpm for x86_64, but libxml2 2.6.16 is a dependency that Redhat AS 3.0 doesn't have.

unSpawn · 07-25-2006, 12:36 PM

Why not get apt-0.5.15lorg3.2-1.el3.rf.x86_64.rpm from DAG at http://dag.wieers.com/packages/apt/ ?

eur0dad · 07-25-2006, 12:46 PM

that's the one that gives me those libxml2 errors. I'm also going to need to get apt for ppc and ia64 architectures.

unSpawn · 07-25-2006, 12:57 PM

[edit]Check if libxml2_2-2.6.22-1_21.el3.at.x86_64.rpm fixes this dep?

eur0dad · 07-25-2006, 01:08 PM

This is what I get when installing that patch you listed:

[root@cert-x64-1 carlos]# rpm -ivh apt-0.5.15lorg3.2-1.el3.rf.x86_64.rpm
warning: apt-0.5.15lorg3.2-1.el3.rf.x86_64.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 6b8d79e6
error: Failed dependencies:
libxml2 >= 2.6.16 is needed by apt-0.5.15lorg3.2-1.el3.rf

This is the source RPM that I'm using: apt-0.5.15lorg3.2-1.rf.src.rpm

unSpawn · 07-25-2006, 01:40 PM

And if you rpm -ivh apt-0.5.15lorg3.2-1.el3.rf.x86_64.rpm libxml2_2-2.6.22-1_21.el3.at.x86_64.rpm? I mean it sez 2.6.22.

eur0dad · 07-25-2006, 02:02 PM

I get the same thing. And if I try to install libxml2 by itself, I get:

[root@cert-x64-1 carlos]# rpm -ivh libxml2_2-2.6.22-1_21.el3.at.x86_64.rpm warning: libxml2_2-2.6.22-1_21.el3.at.x86_64.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 66534c2b
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
file /usr/lib64/libxml2.so.2 from install of libxml2_2-2.6.22-1_21.el3.at conflicts with file from package libxml2-2.5.10-7

unSpawn · 07-25-2006, 02:54 PM

file /usr/lib64/libxml2.so.2 from install of libxml2_2-2.6.22-1_21.el3.at conflicts with file from package libxml2-2.5.10-7
Uh. Upgrade LibXML first? Be warned though the libxml2_2-2.6.22-1_21.el3.at is an At repo rpm and that means you gotta load some At repo rpm from them if you want to upgrade through Yum/Apt/Autoupd/whatever else.