Networker

Re: [Networker] NetWorker client RPMv3

2008-06-19 14:10:36
Subject: Re: [Networker] NetWorker client RPMv3
From: Lars Hecking <lqh AT CYPRESS DOT COM>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:06:21 +0100
> Not true; there is another option.
>
> One could install the lgtoclnt RPM on your build box, and then use your
> own spec file to scoop up the binaries that legato's RPM dropped on the
> system and create a binary RPM.  You're repacking a binary only package
> so there will be no %prep, no %build, and likely no %install.  I've done
> this type of thing before (not for lgto* RPMs, yet), and it works fine.
> It's not as nice as having the source, but on the positive side, your
> home-grown RPM for the lgtoclnt package can avoid some of the problems
> with the stock EMC RPM (such as never incrementing the release -- I would
> make it match the build #) and not correctly handling upgrades.

 You could even skip the install step and just use rpm2cpio .rpm |cpio -id
 to get at the binaries ...

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