Re: preserving file attributes from make install in rpm spec file

On Dec 13, 2007 10:20 AM, Bob Beers <[email protected]> wrote:

> I am new to rpm building and trying to do the right thing.
>
> I want to build an rpm from a set of files which comes
>  with a Makefile install target that sets ownership
>  and permissions differently for different files.
>
> When executing make install (as root) everything is ok,
>  but trying to build the rpm as non-root fails
>  with "cannot change ownership of `/var/tmp/...' : Operation not
> permitted"
>
> The Makefile has (simplified version)
> install:
>   $(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
> #any group
>   $(INSTALL) -m 755 file01 $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
>   $(INSTALL) -m 644 file02 $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
> #wheel group
>   $(INSTALL) -m 750 -g wheel file03 $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
> #aaa group
>   $(INSTALL) -m 750 -g aaa file04 $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
> #bbb group
>   $(INSTALL) -m 750 -g bbb file05 $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
>
> The spec file has:
>
> %install
> make DESTDIR=%buildroot/ install
>
> Obviously I'm overlooking something.  I am sure this is not that unusual.
>
> BTW, and I know I should not do it, if I build the rpm as root,
>  the permissions are fine, but all files are root:root.


What you miss is %attr markers in the %files manifest.

Add explicit
   %attr(mode,user,group)
(substituting the actual values for "mode", "user", "group" above)
for paths listed in the %files manifest.

There is also %defattr, and there's a certain art to expressing
%attr so that itscopes correctly across glob patterns, but rpm
packaging easily separates the actual {mode,user,group} used
during build from the same tuple used during install.

hth

73 de Jeff

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