Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] Packaging bacula

2008-06-06 13:58:16
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Packaging bacula
From: Blake Dunlap <blake AT ISDN DOT NET>
To: 'Timo Neuvonen' <timo-news AT tee-en DOT net>, "bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net" <bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2008 12:57:32 -0500
>Usually, Centos 5 rpms are available in SourceForge. I saw somewhere a note
>that for now the newest 2.4.0 rpms are in hold, waiting until the
>responsible person (Scott?) returns from vacation. I got an idea they could
>be expected around the June 16th.

>AFAIK, the actual job "requiring brains" is fine-tuning the rpm spec file
>for the new release, and putting everything into source rpm.
>Basically, writing the spec file is like developing an algorithm and writing
>the code to implement it, so there are no simple instructions how to do it.
>After that, building the binary packages is relatively straightforward work
>mostly requiring digital muscles (a.k.a cpu time) -as long as the packages
>build as expected (without build-time errors, which would lead back to
>fine-tuning the spec file or even worse, the source code)

I am more looking for it so I can make a yum managed client only rpm (includes 
the proper director definition etc) so that I can stick it on our updates 
mirror and greatly simplify management. I guess I will look and see if any 
source rpms are available and try to customize those.

Blake

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