rpmbuild error: Bad exit status
 

To install Open-Xchange, java-1.5.0.15 SDK is needed so I'm following a guide to create rpm's. I ran into the following error :

Can you advise ??

Thanks.

- Not build packages as root account user,
- Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY: informational: install the GnuPG key,
- user does not exist: informational, not a fatal error,
- mv /root/rpmbuild/SOURCES/jdk-1_5_0_15-linux-i586.bin /home/unprivileged_user/redhat/SOURCES/, set up shop for building packages the right way then try again from the unprivileged_user account?

How do I change this %sourcedir ??

In either your unprivileged users ~/.rpmmcros or in the .spec file used:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...14/#post503358
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...4/#post3410037
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...6/#post3758229
..or Knudfl's posts in http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...at-5.1-766486/

How To ..
http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/JavaOnCentOS

§ 3.4. Setting up the rpm build environment in /home/<user>

§ 3.5.1. Which says : download "java-<version>..bin"
and move it to /home/<user>/rpms/SOURCES/
( or /home/<user>/rpmbuild/SOURCES/ ).

From post # 1 :
:: The "bin file" must be downloaded beforehand ! ( Java jdk size = 65 MB.)

The 17 kB package java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.15-1jpp.nosrc.rpm :
contains five small "text files", used for the build.
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Problem with Java 1.6.0_11 on Centos5.3 x64
 

I'm having a strange problem building my Java rpms.

I setup the rpmbuild structure for my non-root user (dude).

.rpmmacros contains:
%_topdir /home/dude/rpmbuild
%_tmppath %{_topdir}/tmp

I put "java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.11-1jpp.nosrc.rpm" in ~/rpmbuild/.

I put "jdk-6u11-linux-x64.bin" in ~/rpmbuild/SOURCES/.

When I try to build the rpms, I get
$ rpmbuild --rebuild java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.11-1jpp.nosrc.rpm

Installing java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.11-1jpp.nosrc.rpm
warning: InstallSourcePackage: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID c431416d
warning: user jasonc does not exist - using root
warning: group jasonc does not exist - using root
warning: user jasonc does not exist - using root
warning: group jasonc does not exist - using root
warning: user jasonc does not exist - using root
warning: group jasonc does not exist - using root
Executing(%prep): /bin/sh -e /home/dude/rpmbuild/tmp/rpm-tmp.10035
+ umask 022
+ cd /home/dude/rpmbuild/BUILD
+ LANG=C
+ export LANG
+ unset DISPLAY
+ rm -rf /home/dude/rpmbuild/BUILD/jdk1.6.0_11
+ export MORE=10000
+ MORE=10000
+ sh /home/dude/rpmbuild/SOURCES/jdk-6u11-linux-x64.bin
error: can't create transaction lock on /var/lib/rpm/__db.000
+ cd /home/dude/rpmbuild/BUILD
+ cd jdk1.6.0_11
/home/dude/rpmbuild/tmp/rpm-tmp.10035: line 35: cd: jdk1.6.0_11: No such file or directory
error: Bad exit status from /home/dude/rpmbuild/tmp/rpm-tmp.10035 (%prep)

I have no idea why it didn't create "jdk1.6.0_11" in BUILD... what am I doing wrong? (or what other configs should I post?)

BubbaDoom .. Welcome to LQ.
Nothing, but there seem to be a mismatch in file names :
rpms/BUILD/<jdk-name> .. and the name figured out by
rpms/SPECS/java-1.6.0-sun.spec .

Packages are available for EL5.x .. jdk6 update 17
http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux...fcs.x86_64.rpm
> > jdk-1.6.0_17-fcs.x86_64.rpm

jdk6 update 13
http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux...fcs.x86_64.rpm
> > jdk-1.6.0_13-fcs.x86_64.rpm

jdk6 update 12
http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux...fcs.x86_64.rpm

.. Found no "11" http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/
( "10" is available.)
Scientific Linux (SL 53) is one of the free copies of Redhat EL 5.3,
and apparently they build the packages .. and frees us for the work.
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