rpm2targz & Scripts

business_kid · 10-24-2015, 12:28 PM

I installed a huge package using rpm2targz again, because the first one never worked. because of license issues.

I would like to grok the install script, and possibly use some of it. How do I go about that?

Didier Spaier · 10-24-2015, 12:41 PM

Again, it's hard to answer such a question if you do not provide a file name and direct link, as there is no general answer.

ruario · 10-24-2015, 06:07 PM

I presume you want to read the rpm's pre/post install/uninstall scripts?

Code:

rpm -q --scripts -p package.rpm

business_kid · 10-25-2015, 06:20 AM

Thank you Ruario,

Unusual(but nice) to see a name in Irish on the web. That was exactly what I wanted. I have a vm with FEL-20 installed, and I can try it on that They havd done generations of software, some of which is linux friendly. I now have

Newest Lattice Diamond on linux x64 in rpm (expecting RHEL, I suppose)
Prevoius Icecube on 'linux' (i586 or i686 I suppose) in tgz format
Earlier Classic software & libs in various zips (Windows only)

I tried the rpm -q in slackware (which curiously has rpm installed) but it barfed because there is no rpmdb.

EDIT: The FEL is 32 bit, and the rpm is 64 bit, so that's not going to happen. Back to upgrades, & reinstalls :-o.