First package

[glamdring]

Ah ha! I didn't put the image in the folder, I had just left it in sources. I will try recompiling when I get back to my computer.

[glamdring]

Still getting the problem, here is what it looks like:

>SOURCES
>>repair-database-0.1.tar.xz
>>>dbrepair.png
>>>repair-database

>SPECS
>>repair-database.spec

I also tried it like this:

>SOURCES
>>dbrepair.png
>>repair-database-0.1.tar.xz
>>>repair-database

>SPECS
>>repair-database.spec

[Neal ManBear]

glamdring,
If you create a folder, name it repair-database-0.1, put your repair-database script and dbrepair.png in it, then create your tar.xz file from the folder, you will only one source to list; i.e. your SOURCE: will be repair-database-0.1.tar.xz.     

With all the files in one tar file, you have one SOURCE: with all the components (%files) in one place.     

[glamdring]

glamdring,
If you create a folder, name it repair-database-0.1, put your repair-database script and dbrepair.png in it, then create your tar.xz file from the folder, you will only one source to list; i.e. your SOURCE: will be repair-database-0.1.tar.xz.    

With all the files in one tar file, you have one SOURCE: with all the components (%files) in one place.    

Are you saying I should remove:

%{_datadir}/icons/dbrepair.png
%{_datadir}/applications/%{name}.desktop

I tried removing them and I still get the error. I even tried removing the .sh from %{_bindir}/%{name}.sh or switching it to .tar.xz and I still get the error.

Here is what I see in my BUILDROOT after trying to build:
BUILDROOT/repair-database-0.1-1glamdring2011.i386/usr/bin

But nothing is inside and it doesn't make the directory for the icons.

I updated the first post to include more information on the problem.

[Neal ManBear]

Are you saying I should remove:

%{_datadir}/icons/dbrepair.png
%{_datadir}/applications/%{name}.desktop

   
I responded to your listing of 3 sources, not to the %files you have.    
From pclos-legacy-gdm-theme-RetroBlue.spec:

%define base_name RetroBlue
%define name gdm-theme-%{base_name}
%define version 0.1
%define release %mkrel 1    
..................................................
Source0:    legacy-%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz    
..................................................
%files
%defattr(-,root,root)
%{_datadir}/gdm/themes/*

   
Note that Source and files are separate entries.    

I tried removing them and I still get the error. I even tried removing the .sh from %{_bindir}/%{name}.sh or switching it to .tar.xz and I still get the error.

Here is what I see in my BUILDROOT after trying to build:
BUILDROOT/repair-database-0.1-1glamdring2011.i386/usr/bin

But nothing is inside and it doesn't make the directory for the icons.

   
You have need of another entry for %files for your repair-database script. If you have only your .desktop file (menu entry) and your icon listed, your build won't complete.    

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%{_bindir}/repair-database - Assuming you are putting it in /usr/bin.    

[glamdring]

I fixed the error by changing the install line for the shell script to this:

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install -m 755 %{name} %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/%{name}

I also removed the .sh from the script file which now allows it to find the script, but it still can't find my image:

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Processing files: repair-database-0.1-1glamdring2011.i586
error: File not found: /home/glamdring/src/rpm/BUILDROOT/repair-database-0.1-1glamdring2011.i386/usr/share/icons/dbrepair


RPM build errors:
    File not found: /home/glamdring/src/rpm/BUILDROOT/repair-database-0.1-1glamdring2011.i386/usr/share/icons/dbrepair

My files looks like this now:

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%files
%defattr(-,root,root)
%{_bindir}/%{name}
%{_datadir}/icons/dbrepair.png
%{_datadir}/applications/%{name}.desktop


[glamdring]

I fixed it, the image permission couldn't be 644 so I changed it to 655!

[glamdring]

Okay, so trying to test this in Synaptic but can't get it to load. I'm missing the pkglist, which I tried looking up but I can't figure out how to make one or circumvent it. I tried taking apart one of the ones provided in the pclos repos, but Kwrite just got gibberish.

[Neal ManBear]

Okay, so trying to test this in Synaptic but can't get it to load. I'm missing the pkglist, which I tried looking up but I can't figure out how to make one or circumvent it. I tried taking apart one of the ones provided in the pclos repos, but Kwrite just got gibberish.

     
You're over thinking this. Install RPM-Installer. You will then have it in your right click menu. You may need to reboot or log out/log in first.     

Otherwise, use genbasedir (from pkgutils).     

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genbasedir --help     

[glamdring]

Okay, so trying to test this in Synaptic but can't get it to load. I'm missing the pkglist, which I tried looking up but I can't figure out how to make one or circumvent it. I tried taking apart one of the ones provided in the pclos repos, but Kwrite just got gibberish.

     
You're over thinking this. Install RPM-Installer. You will then have it in your right click menu. You may need to reboot or log out/log in first.     

Otherwise, use genbasedir (from pkgutils).     

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genbasedir --help     

What would I do without you guys? That is so easy! Well I have finished my first script all the way to packaging it woohoo!

[Neal ManBear]

  Woohoo!      

[daniel]