Re: [Ltib] My "source" file is a binary, not a tarball or patch

[Stuart Hughes]

Hi Timur,

rpm will only process files you mention in the %prep section (%setup 
will untar/process SOURCE0).  Take a look at 
dist/lfs-5.1/dropbear/dropbear.spec for an example of something like 
this.  Basically you need something like:

Source0: package_file_to_untar.tgz
Source1: file_to_copy
....

%prep
%setup

....

%install
cp %{SOURCE1} _some_path_you_can_write_to

Generally speaking you should not be copying files to the local 
filesystem.  The only hackish but acceptable exception is to the 
project's local bin directory.

Regards, Stuart


Timur Tabi wrote:
> I have a plain old binary file that I need to have processed in a spec
> file.  I just want the file copied from PPP (or GPP or whatever) to a
> path in my local hard drive.  If I define the file as a "Source" file
> in my spec.in, LTIB and/or RPM thinks it's a tarball and tries to
> untar it.
>
> How do I tell LTIB to just grab a plain old binary file and place it
> in a local directory?