Issue
I am trying to build a package with https://build.opensuse.org, this is my first time compiling RPMs so I am not really familiar with the vernacular, so specifically searching what I need to do on Google has kind of been a hassle for me.
I have a small project where I have a python script and a shell script that initializes said python script from /usr/bin.
My file structure is like so:
.
├── inventory
├── Inventory.py
├── inventory.spec
└── inventory.tar.xz
0 directories, 4 files
inventory is the executable script, Inventory.py is the the file that inventory runs. My spec file is the same directory as these other two and because I thought it would be helpful.
My spec file looks like this:
#
# Spec file for the Inventory Script to be run for the lab
#
Summary: A script that will keep the inventory for the lab up-to-date
Name: inventory
Version: 1.0
Release: 1
License: ---
Group: Unspecified
Source: inventory.tar.xz
Requires: dmidecode, util-linux, ethtool, usbutils, gptfdisk, numactl
%description
This is a simple script that returns certain system values from host machine
as to more easily maintain the inventory in the lab.
%install
mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_bindir}
install -m 755 inventory %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/inventory
mkdir -p %{_datadir}/inventory
install -m 755 Inventory.py %{_datadir}/inventory/Inventory.py
%files
%{_bindir}/inventory
%{_datadir}/inventory/Inventory.py
After running this on several platforms in the obs, I get this error in every log:
[ 111s] -----------------------------------------------------------------
[ 111s] ----- building inventory.spec (user abuild)
[ 111s] -----------------------------------------------------------------
[ 111s] -----------------------------------------------------------------
[ 112s] + exec rpmbuild -ba --define '_srcdefattr (-,root,root)' --nosignature --define 'disturl obs://build.opensuse.org/home:christopolise/SLE_11_SP4/a8f22f7f4c3b917b370ac5079138d983-inventory' /usr/src/packages/SOURCES/inventory.spec
[ 112s] Executing(%install): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.6528
[ 112s] + umask 022
[ 112s] + cd /usr/src/packages/BUILD
[ 112s] + mkdir -p '%{buildroot}/usr/bin'
[ 112s] + install -m 755 '%{sourcedir}/inventory' '%{buildroot}/usr/bin/inventory'
[ 112s] install: cannot stat `%{sourcedir}/inventory': No such file or directory
[ 112s] error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.6528 (%install)
[ 112s]
[ 112s]
[ 112s] RPM build errors:
[ 112s] Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.6528 (%install)
[ 112s]
[ 112s] cloud115 failed "build inventory.spec" at Thu Oct 4 23:02:44 UTC 2018.
[ 112s]
[ 112s] ### VM INTERACTION START ###
[ 117s] [ 91.042376] reboot: Power down
[ 117s] [ 91.042376] reboot: Power down
[ 128s] ### VM INTERACTION END ###
[ 128s]
[ 128s] cloud115 failed "build inventory.spec" at Thu Oct 4 23:03:01 UTC 2018.
[ 128s]
[ 128s] ### VM INTERACTION END ###
[ 128s]
[ 128s] cloud115 failed "build inventory.spec" at Thu Oct 4 23:03:01 UTC 2018.
[ 128s]
I have no idea why this is not finding the source files. Anyone have any ideas?
Solution
You need to unpack the tar archive mentioned in the Source: directive.
This is usually done in the %prep section, often with %setup.
Answered By - Jeff Johnson