Making rpms from already compiled source directory

utahnix · 08-08-2007, 10:46 AM

Okay...

So I have this window decoration for KDE that I've compiled from source. I had to use specific configure parameters to make it work. I want to make an rpm from this, and have never produced an rpm.

Is there an easy way to make an rpm directly from my configure script and source directory I've already compiled?

bigrigdriver · 08-08-2007, 11:46 AM

If it's possible, you could probably get the information you need from the Red Hat website, under Documentation. There is a book called Maximun RPM. See chapters 10, 11, and 13.

The book used to be available to read online or to download. I don't know it that is still the case.

unSpawn · 08-08-2007, 01:09 PM

The basics are pretty simple, and there's two ways. The "lame" way would be to install your package into an isolated root (say /tmp/packagename), make a tarball and build a spec for that (this type of package should not ever be distributed). The usual way is to add the ./configure, make and install details to the .spec file and build the RPM.

If you're feeling adventurous and you've got a wee bit of time then post the name, version and D/L URI of the package, your configure, make and install details and the output of "make -n install" and we'll see if we can turn it into a working .spec file.

utahnix · 08-09-2007, 11:18 AM

Package location:
http://www.kde-look.org/content/show...?content=48318

Configure:
./configure --prefix='/opt/kde3' --libdir='/opt/kde3/lib64' --with-qt-libraries='/usr/lib/qt3/lib64'

Standard 'make' and 'make install'. Nothing fancy there.

This is the output of make -n install:

set fnord $MAKEFLAGS; amf=$2; \
dot_seen=no; \
target=`echo install-recursive | sed s/-recursive//`; \
list='kwin'; for subdir in $list; do \
echo "Making $target in $subdir"; \
if test "$subdir" = "."; then \
dot_seen=yes; \
local_target="$target-am"; \
else \
local_target="$target"; \
fi; \
(cd $subdir && make $local_target) \
|| case "$amf" in *=*) exit 1;; *k*) fail=yes;; *) exit 1;; esac; \
done; \
if test "$dot_seen" = "no"; then \
make "$target-am" || exit 1; \
fi; test -z "$fail"
Making install in kwin
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/user/humanblue-0.3/kwin'
set fnord $MAKEFLAGS; amf=$2; \
dot_seen=no; \
target=`echo install-recursive | sed s/-recursive//`; \
list='. config'; for subdir in $list; do \
echo "Making $target in $subdir"; \
if test "$subdir" = "."; then \
dot_seen=yes; \
local_target="$target-am"; \
else \
local_target="$target"; \
fi; \
(cd $subdir && make $local_target) \
|| case "$amf" in *=*) exit 1;; *k*) fail=yes;; *) exit 1;; esac; \
done; \
if test "$dot_seen" = "no"; then \
make "$target-am" || exit 1; \
fi; test -z "$fail"
Making install in .
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/user/humanblue-0.3/kwin'
make install-exec-am install-data-am
make[3]: Entering directory `/home/user/humanblue-0.3/kwin'
make[3]: Nothing to be done for `install-exec-am'.
:
test -z "/opt/kde3/lib64/kde3" || mkdir -p -- . "/opt/kde3/lib64/kde3"
list='kwin3_humanblue.la'; for p in $list; do \
if test -f $p; then \
f="`echo $p | sed -e 's|^.*/||'`"; \
echo " /bin/sh ../libtool --silent --mode=install /usr/bin/install -c -p '$p' '/opt/kde3/lib64/kde3/$f'"; \
/bin/sh ../libtool --silent --mode=install /usr/bin/install -c -p "$p" "/opt/kde3/lib64/kde3/$f"; \
else :; fi; \
done
:
test -z "/opt/kde3/share/apps/kwin" || mkdir -p -- . "/opt/kde3/share/apps/kwin"
list='humanblue.desktop'; for p in $list; do \
if test -f "$p"; then d=; else d="./"; fi; \
f="`echo $p | sed -e 's|^.*/||'`"; \
echo " /usr/bin/install -c -p -m 644 '$d$p' '/opt/kde3/share/apps/kwin/$f'"; \
/usr/bin/install -c -p -m 644 "$d$p" "/opt/kde3/share/apps/kwin/$f"; \
done
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/user/humanblue-0.3/kwin'
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/user/humanblue-0.3/kwin'
Making install in config
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/user/humanblue-0.3/kwin/config'
make install-exec-am install-data-am
make[3]: Entering directory `/home/user/humanblue-0.3/kwin/config'
:
test -z "/opt/kde3/lib64/kde3" || mkdir -p -- . "/opt/kde3/lib64/kde3"
list='kwin_humanblue_config.la'; for p in $list; do \
if test -f $p; then \
f="`echo $p | sed -e 's|^.*/||'`"; \
echo " /bin/sh ../../libtool --silent --mode=install /usr/bin/install -c -p '$p' '/opt/kde3/lib64/kde3/$f'"; \
/bin/sh ../../libtool --silent --mode=install /usr/bin/install -c -p "$p" "/opt/kde3/lib64/kde3/$f"; \
else :; fi; \
done
make[3]: Nothing to be done for `install-data-am'.
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/user/humanblue-0.3/kwin/config'
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/user/humanblue-0.3/kwin/config'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/user/humanblue-0.3/kwin'
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/user/humanblue-0.3'
if test ! -f config.h; then \
rm -f stamp-h1; \
make stamp-h1; \
else :; fi
make install-exec-am install-data-am
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/user/humanblue-0.3'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `install-exec-am'.
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `install-data-am'.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/user/humanblue-0.3'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/user/humanblue-0.3'

unSpawn · 08-10-2007, 12:55 AM

Code:

%define name humanblue
# Version
%define ver 0.3
# Release
%define rel 1
%define debug_packages	%{nil}
%define debug_package %{nil}

Name: %{name}
Summary: Human Blue native deco for KDE
Version: %{ver}
Release: %{rel}
License: GPL
Packager: packager <packager@ho.st>
Group: X11/Window Managers
Source0: %{name}-%{ver}.tar.gz
Provides: %{name}
Vendor: none
URL: http://www.kde-look.org/
BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}

%description
Human Blue native deco for KDE

%prep

%setup -q

%build

%configure --prefix=/opt/kde3 --libdir=/opt/kde3/lib64 --with-qt-libraries=/usr/lib/qt3/lib64
	
make


%install
if [ "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT" = "/tmp/%{name}-broot" ]; then
	rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
	make install
else
	echo Invalid Build root \'"$RPM_BUILD_ROOT"\'
	exit 1
fi

						
%clean
if [ "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT" = "/tmp/%{name}-broot" ]; then
	rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
else
	echo Invalid Build root \'"$RPM_BUILD_ROOT"\'
	exit 1
fi


%files
%defattr(-,root,root)
%attr(644,root,root) /opt/kde3/lib64/kde3/kwin3_humanblue.la
%attr(644,root,root) /opt/kde3/share/apps/kwin/humanblue.desktop
%attr(644,root,root) /opt/kde3/lib64/kde3/kwin_humanblue_config.la

%changelog
* Sat Jan 01 1999 packager <packager@ho.st>
- Add spec etc etc.

utahnix · 08-10-2007, 10:30 AM

I saved the spec file you created and then run the command:

rpmbuild -ba humanblue.spec

It went along fine until it hit this:

make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/packages/BUILD/humanblue-0.3/kwin/config'
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/packages/BUILD/humanblue-0.3/kwin'
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/packages/BUILD/humanblue-0.3'
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/packages/BUILD/humanblue-0.3'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/packages/BUILD/humanblue-0.3'
+ exit 0
Executing(%install): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.65347
+ umask 022
+ cd /usr/src/packages/BUILD
+ cd humanblue-0.3
+ '[' /var/tmp/humanblue-0.3 = /tmp/humanblue-broot ']'
+ echo Invalid Build root ''\''/var/tmp/humanblue-0.3'\'''
Invalid Build root '/var/tmp/humanblue-0.3'
+ exit 1
error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.65347 (%install)

RPM build errors:
Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.65347 (%install)

unSpawn · 08-12-2007, 04:35 PM

Change the line

Code:

if [ "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT" = "/tmp/%{name}-broot" ]; then

to read

Code:

if [ "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT" = "/var/tmp/%{name}-%{version}" ]; then

utahnix · 08-13-2007, 10:52 AM

I made the line change, but it ended the same way. So for kicks and giggles I ran the whole rpmbuild process under sudo, to see what I got. I generally don't think building as root is a good idea, but I figured it would let me know if permissions were the culprit.

I got this (I'm not sure what to make of it):

I call /usr/sbin/Check...
+ /usr/sbin/Check
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 5446 Apr 30 15:46 /usr/share/man/man3/VMware::VmPerl::VM.3pm.gz
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 2800 Apr 30 15:46 /usr/share/man/man3/VMware::VmPerl::Server.3pm.gz
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 2120 Apr 30 15:46 /usr/share/man/man3/VMware::VmPerl::Question.3pm.gz
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 4894 Mar 7 18:30 /usr/share/man/man3/Net::IMAP::Simple.3pm.gz
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 2472 Apr 30 15:46 /usr/share/man/man3/VMware::VmPerl::ConnectParams.3pm.gz
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 2907 Apr 30 15:46 /usr/share/man/man3/VMware::VmPerl.3pm.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10523 Jan 5 2007 /usr/local/man/man1/imwheel.1.gz
+ /usr/lib/rpm/brp-compress
/usr/lib/rpm/brp-compress: line 12: cd: /var/tmp/humanblue-0.3: No such file or directory
+ /usr/lib/rpm/brp-symlink
/usr/lib/rpm/brp-symlink: line 31: cd: /var/tmp/humanblue-0.3: No such file or directory
Processing files: humanblue-0.3-1
error: File not found: /var/tmp/humanblue-0.3/opt/kde3/lib64/kde3/kwin3_humanblue.la
error: File not found: /var/tmp/humanblue-0.3/opt/kde3/share/apps/kwin/humanblue.desktop
error: File not found: /var/tmp/humanblue-0.3/opt/kde3/lib64/kde3/kwin_humanblue_config.la

RPM build errors:
File not found: /var/tmp/humanblue-0.3/opt/kde3/lib64/kde3/kwin3_humanblue.la
File not found: /var/tmp/humanblue-0.3/opt/kde3/share/apps/kwin/humanblue.desktop
File not found: /var/tmp/humanblue-0.3/opt/kde3/lib64/kde3/kwin_humanblue_config.la

unSpawn · 08-14-2007, 12:26 PM

OK, I see. Instead of "make install" it will be one of "make install DEST=${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}" or "make INSTALL_PREFIX=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT install" or "make install DESTDIR=%{buildroot}".

utahnix · 08-14-2007, 06:22 PM

I tried the first two suggestions and I got no change in results. The third one got me farther, but hung up here:

Processing files: humanblue-0.3-1
error: File not found: /var/tmp/humanblue-0.3/opt/kde3/share/apps/kwin/humanblue.desktop

RPM build errors:
File not found: /var/tmp/humanblue-0.3/opt/kde3/share/apps/kwin/humanblue.desktop

unSpawn · 08-15-2007, 01:28 AM

Hmm. Locate it in the (sub)dir(s) of where you run "make" or locate it in the ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT} (sub)dir(s) and add a custom 'install' line beneath the "make install" line for it?