Re: Query Regarding RPM

A possibility, not the only, is as follow:

%include pkg.spec  <------- #
Summary: A very simple package.
Name: simplest
Version: 1.0
Release: 1
License: GPL

#cat pkg.spec
Packager: <sharfilename>

So the perl script can write in pkg.spec the sharfile name

hth

On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 12:33 PM, Chinnakka K Batakurki <
[email protected]> wrote:

> I don't have shar file name defined in Spec file as shar file has been
> created using perl script
> Could you please let me know how can I access this variable from perl to
> Spec file
>
> In the perl I tried to write the shar file name to some file, but I dont
> know if there is any ways to get the file content in the Spec file
>
> Thanks a lot for the info!
>
>
> Regards
> -----------------------
> Chinnakka Batakurki
> IBM Internet Security Systems,
> IBM India Private Limited,
> FTP - 4 - 39, EPIP (Whitefield) Industrial Area, Bangalore - 560066
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>              20/06/2008 13:41          Re: Query Regarding RPM
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> If you want attribute the package ownership, so  you can  find  later,  to
> the  shar  utility that have installed the package you
> can, but it is only an idea, to define in your spec file
>
> Packager (or Vendor): <your shar file>
>
> So you can later query for example
>
> rpm -qa --qf 'Package %{name}-%{version}-%{release}.%{arch} was installed
> by %{packager} \n"
>
> Sure, look as an hack, and it is. In fact, some better rpm tags would  be
> more "right" to use : Vendor or Packager have other use.
>
> hth
>
> On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 5:35 AM, Chinnakka K Batakurki <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>  Thanks a lot for the response, but it did not give me the shar file name
>  To make my query more clear, we have created shell archive of the rpm
>  files
>  I want to know  which shell archive file is used,  after installation
>
>  Thanks!
>
>  Regards
>  -----------------------
>  Chinnakka Batakurki
>  IBM Internet Security Systems,
>  IBM India Private Limited,
>  FTP - 4 - 39, EPIP (Whitefield) Industrial Area, Bangalore - 560066
>  Tel: +91-80-2266 9885
>  Mob: +91-9845704118
>  Email: [email protected]
>  Mobile: +91-9845704118
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>              19/06/2008 18:29          Re: Query Regarding RPM
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>  Hi chinna,
>
>   Im not very sure about your query but I will suggest you a command that
>  will qive the entire list of the binaries and the shared libraries
>  that is being installed
>  by a package.
>
>   The command is rpm -qlp xyz.rpm
>
>  Regards,
>  Manjunath.K
>
>  On 6/19/08, Chinnakka K Batakurki <[email protected]> wrote:
>  >
>  >  Hi,
>  >
>  >  We are creating the shar file and running it on the target to install
>  the
>  >  package,
>  >  Is there any command to know from which shar file(install script) the
>  >  package has been installed
>  >
>  >  I am able to get the package name by querying as RPM -qa |grep ...
>  >  but I want to know the shar file also
>  >
>  >  Thanks a lot!
>  >
>  >  Regards
>  >  -----------------------
>  >  Chinnakka Batakurki
>  >  IBM Internet Security Systems,
>  >  IBM India Private Limited,
>  >  FTP - 4 - 39, EPIP (Whitefield) Industrial Area, Bangalore - 560066
>  >  Tel: +91-80-2266 9885
>  >  Mob: +91-9845704118
>  >  Email: [email protected]
>  >  Mobile: +91-9845704118
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