packing question.

[w2ibc]

Ok. this is what I have. I have a source "binary" its directory structure is.

/usr/bin/crqlog
/usr/share/applications/
/usr/share/crqlog/
/usr/share/icons/
/usr/share/man/
/usr/share/pixmaps/

So if I am to build a rpm of it. how to I do it? the "cheat sheet" i have (one on the forums post up a couple) goes on about sources with ./config make ect ect.

so all that would be needed is the spec file telling it where these files need to go.

hope that makes sense. thanks

[AS]

Ok. this is what I have. I have a source "binary" its directory structure is.

/usr/bin/crqlog
/usr/share/applications/
/usr/share/crqlog/
/usr/share/icons/
/usr/share/man/
/usr/share/pixmaps/

So if I am to build a rpm of it. how to I do it? the "cheat sheet" i have (one on the forums post up a couple) goes on about sources with ./config make ect ect.

so all that would be needed is the spec file telling it where these files need to go.

hope that makes sense. thanks

you need to write a RPM specfile ... but it seems to me you are missing the point:
in the specfile you need to specify (as a basic list), a sequence of action you want to perform when installing an rpm package, i.e.:
- preparation (extraction from a tarball file)
- building (you could skip this, as your files are already ready)
- installation i.e. which action you want to perform to install you files, where, using which permissions, which ownership ...
and several other things ...

you best path is start to evaluate some simple package, reading and understanding how the specfile is written, trying to modify the specfile ... not a very short path ...  surely you can learn about ... but you can't skip all going straight to the end 

AS

[KernelKarter]

Ok. this is what I have. I have a source "binary" its directory structure is.

/usr/bin/crqlog
/usr/share/applications/
/usr/share/crqlog/
/usr/share/icons/
/usr/share/man/
/usr/share/pixmaps/

So if I am to build a rpm of it. how to I do it? the "cheat sheet" i have (one on the forums post up a couple) goes on about sources with ./config make ect ect.

so all that would be needed is the spec file telling it where these files need to go.

hope that makes sense. thanks

I don't understand what you mean by a source "binary", please elaborate 
To build a rpm package, you need the sources, which are usually in either a source rpm (SRPM) or a source tarball.

Let's take it from there 

-- Eddie

[w2ibc]

Ok. this is what I have. I have a source "binary" its directory structure is.

/usr/bin/crqlog
/usr/share/applications/
/usr/share/crqlog/
/usr/share/icons/
/usr/share/man/
/usr/share/pixmaps/

So if I am to build a rpm of it. how to I do it? the "cheat sheet" i have (one on the forums post up a couple) goes on about sources with ./config make ect ect.

so all that would be needed is the spec file telling it where these files need to go.

hope that makes sense. thanks

I don't understand what you mean by a source "binary", please elaborate 
To build a rpm package, you need the sources, which are usually in either a source rpm (SRPM) or a source tarball.

Let's take it from there 

-- Eddie

upstrem has a tar.gz "source" but its already compiled (I can extract and run it right from the extracted folder) so there is no config or make files. so to install would be a simple cp from the extracted folder to /usr/ then update the menu.

hope im explaining it correctly.

[daniel]

read this..

http://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/201007/page15.html

and you will understand...

[TerryN]

read this..

http://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/201007/page15.html

and you will understand...

Remembering that since we moved to rpm 4.8 "rpm -ba" is now "rpmbuild -ba"    

Terry

[daniel]

read this..

http://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/201007/page15.html

and you will understand...

Remembering that since we moved to rpm 4.8 "rpm -ba" is now "rpmbuild -ba"    

Terry

yes, indeed... 
I heard, it will come a new rpm package guide, but it is ready, when it is ready 

[KernelKarter]

Ok. this is what I have. I have a source "binary" its directory structure is.

/usr/bin/crqlog
/usr/share/applications/
/usr/share/crqlog/
/usr/share/icons/
/usr/share/man/
/usr/share/pixmaps/

So if I am to build a rpm of it. how to I do it? the "cheat sheet" i have (one on the forums post up a couple) goes on about sources with ./config make ect ect.

so all that would be needed is the spec file telling it where these files need to go.

hope that makes sense. thanks

I don't understand what you mean by a source "binary", please elaborate 
To build a rpm package, you need the sources, which are usually in either a source rpm (SRPM) or a source tarball.

Let's take it from there 

-- Eddie

upstrem has a tar.gz "source" but its already compiled (I can extract and run it right from the extracted folder) so there is no config or make files. so to install would be a simple cp from the extracted folder to /usr/ then update the menu.

hope im explaining it correctly.

From what you've posted so far, I'm assuming that the application in question is crqlog but if I google for it, the results are mostly for cqrlog. Please clarify which one it is and where you got the tar.gz "source". If you can run it, you haven't got the source.

-- Eddie

[w2ibc]

http://www.cqrlog.com/

http://www.cqrlog.com/download

"Complete application directory for other distributions:"
http://www.cqrlog.com/?q=webfm_send/228/1 <- i386


noticed I did botch the spelling of it. its cqrlog... finger goof up on the spelling lol

[w2ibc]

HAHA im not a total idiot I guess lol

got it to package. bit tricky for some reason it would extract to BUILD but wouldnt move over to BUILDROOT (idk)

I copied the extracted file folder over from BUILD to BUILDROOT naming is cqrlog-1.3.1-1w2ibc2012.i586 and bingo rpm built and its installable.

still got to figure out getting it to list in the menu (had to add it manually) but the rpm dose work.

so at least I seem to be heading in the right direction.

[KernelKarter]

OK, I've had a look at this and it would appear that what you've actually got is the binary tarball. The source tarball is here: http://www.cqrlog.com/?q=webfm_send/232/1. Although the filename gives the impression that it's for debian-based distros, that's somewhat misleading. I've had a look inside the tarball and there doesn't appear to be anything that gives me the impression that it cannot be built for rpm-based distros.

-- Eddie

[w2ibc]

OK, I've had a look at this and it would appear that what you've actually got is the binary tarball. The source tarball is here: http://www.cqrlog.com/?q=webfm_send/232/1. Although the filename gives the impression that it's for debian-based distros, that's somewhat misleading. I've had a look inside the tarball and there doesn't appear to be anything that gives me the impression that it cannot be built for rpm-based distros.

-- Eddie

he mainly makes it for debian/ubuntu however he dose toss the binary tarball which dose work on pclos.

I did manage to get the binary tarball to build into a rpm everything installed where it should have. ill give it a good test this weekend.. only thing that didnt happen was getting it listed in the menu (had to manually add it in the menu) so got to figure out how to tell it to put in the menu (more reading lol) but im learning lol