Subject: Re: rpm makefile patch for Linux/PPC
sterwill@abisource.com
Date: Tue Jan 25 2000 - 16:51:22 CST
Logan Hall wrote:
> I was wondering if you guys would be interested in my patch to make rpm
> packages on LinuxPPC? on LinuxPPC rpm is stored in /bin/rpm not in
> /usr/bin/rpm. I discovered this a while back when i was trying to make
> a ppc rpm of the cvs tree for a friend. I changed the makefile to look
> for /usr/bin/rpm and then /bin/rpm. I just figgured out how to do a cvs
> diff and so i now have the patch if you guys want it. I am attaching it
> to this email.
I think a better solution would be to add some detection for RPM in
current locations, or test the generic `rpm` (without path) in the
script. This shouldn't be too hard, if you want to give it a shot.
tcsh does this through the -X flag (test for FILE in path and is executable).
-- Shaw Terwilliger
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