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Old 08-04-2003, 02:14 PM   #1
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How to install src.rpm


I am now using RedHat. And I want to install mplayer. I've got mplayer-0.90.20030530-1.src.rpm.
I dont know how to install src.rpm. Would someone please tell me what to do?

Thanks.

xiaofei
 
Old 08-04-2003, 02:54 PM   #2
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src.rpms are SOURCE rpms.

If you just want to install a pre-compiled binary, then you must not user a src.rpm. just regular i386.rpm, or whatever.rpm.

If you want to use the SOURCE rpm to do a compilation yourself, then

rpm -ivh archive.src.rpm

Then you have to cd /usr/src/redhat

The source code archive is in /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES, in the form of a tar.gz archive. If you wish you can unpack that and manually do the installation to wherever you want.

If you just want to initiate the "automated" process, then you would

cd /usr/src/redhat/SPECS

and do

rpmbuild -bb package.spec

This will then initiate an automagic unpacking of the archive, compilation, and building of an rpm all ready for you to install, with the usual

rpm -ivh package.rpm

The built rpm is put into the appropriate /usr/src/redhats/RPMS/ subdirectory as far as I recall.

man rpmbuild

for all the gory details.
 
Old 08-04-2003, 04:44 PM   #3
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[root@xiaofei software]# rpm -ivh mplayer-0.90.20030530-1.src.rpm
error: cannot create %sourcedir /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES


I tried as you said. But it showed me as above. Should I make a redhat/SOURCES folder myself?

Thanks.

xiaofei
 
Old 08-04-2003, 04:48 PM   #4
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And by the way, how can I find what package can supply the file needed by another package. For example, I want to install x.rpm, It tells me that y.o is needed. What command can help me to find out what package can give me y.o?
 
Old 08-04-2003, 04:56 PM   #5
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go to rpmfind.net and type that filename in
it will then give you the search results with the package that contains it.
 
Old 08-04-2003, 05:18 PM   #6
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Quote:
Originally posted by gexiaofei
[root@xiaofei software]# rpm -ivh mplayer-0.90.20030530-1.src.rpm
error: cannot create %sourcedir /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES
I tried as you said. But it showed me as above. Should I make a redhat/SOURCES folder myself?
$> rpm -qf /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES

rpm-build-4.2-0.69

You need to install the package rpm-build and it will create the directories
under /usr/src/redhat for you.

And obviously if you do not install rpm-build, you will not be able to use

rpmbuild -bb package.spec
 
Old 08-04-2003, 05:19 PM   #7
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And something else: A faster way to compile an src.rpm package is:

rpmbuild --rebuild <package.src.rpm>

rpmbuild takes over for all what needs to be done. Hope you find it
useful.

Cheers,
Dominique
 
Old 08-04-2003, 05:24 PM   #8
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It is not considered good NETIQUETTE to post non related questions in a thread.

You should install the RedHat RPM database

rpmdb-redhat-9-0.20030313

This contains the rpm information for all of the available RedHat 9 rpms, unlike the copy you have in /var/lib/rpm which just has the information about which rpms you have installed.

Once you have done that, in your .profile put

RPMDB="/usr/lib/rpmdb/i386-redhat-linux/redhat"
export RPMDB

and then when faced with the problem of what provides glibc demanded by some package

rpm -q --dbpath $RPMDB --whatprovides glibc

and you will get the answer as to which RedHat 9 package you need to also install.

And if you want to be really clever, and you are using bash, you can
of course create an alias for the above so you just need to type

whatprovides glibc

Last edited by Corin; 08-04-2003 at 05:26 PM.
 
Old 08-05-2003, 04:40 AM   #9
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source rpm options

Hi,
how do we list what rebuild options are available for a ..src.rpm ?
Just like when we do ./configure --help ?


TIA,
andi
 
Old 08-05-2003, 03:47 PM   #10
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Have you tried

man rebuild

But actually you are locked into the options specified in the SPEC file, contained in the src.rpm.

So that is what you would have to edit in order to change compilation options. And to get to that file, you follow the instructions previously posted above.

Last edited by Corin; 08-05-2003 at 03:50 PM.
 
  


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