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Re: [cobalt-developers] RPM tools



Mat Schaffer wrote:

> BUT:
> LPRng's "make install" places a script into /etc/rc.d/init.d and links
> have to be created to allow for proper startup and shutdown.  These go
> in /etc... regardless of --prefix.

one of the things you need to do in making a package RPM-smart is to fix
the Makefiles (and include the patch in your rpm) to ALWAYS use the
prefix properly.  I'm pretty sure RPMs for LPRng already exist, though.

> And ALSO.  Ok, so I ran "rpm -ba <spec>" where exactally IS the rpm.

/usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386 probably


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Tim Hockin
Systems Software Engineer
Sun Microsystems, Cobalt Server Appliances
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