buildroot requirement? (formerly Re: rpmbuild -ba builds source but not binary RPM)

Josh Miller wrote:
> Josh Miller wrote:
>> Jos Vos wrote:
>>>> I have an issue where I build an RPM using 'rpmbuild -ba <spec file>'
>>>> and it builds the packages and writes a source RPM, but there are no
>>>> binaries written out and no errors.  Any idea what would cause this?  I
>>>> also tried with rpmbuild -bb with no luck.  
>>>>         
I'm continuing to troubleshoot this issue without a lot of success.  Can 
somebody give me a good summary of the proper way to define and use a 
buildroot variable?  I am not having a lot of luck finding that 
information in various documents online and I believe it is not a 
requirement.

TIA,

-- 
Joshua M. Miller - RHCE,VCP