[RkWard-devel] problems with running rkward

[The Undefined]

On Wed, Sep 15, 2004 at 06:37:07PM +0200, Thomas Friedrichsmeier wrote:
> > ok, i see ;)
> > i made rpm packages for pld linux, and R CMD install from make install
> > doesn't works(it has no permissions to /usr/lib/R from user account)
> > Now all works fine.
> > if you wish spec file for make rpm packages is available on
> > http://cvs.pld-linux.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/SPECS/rkward.spec (current
> > version:
> > http://cvs.pld-linux.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/SPECS/rkward.spec?rev=HEAD )
> > i think it should build on all rpm-based distros.
> >
> > if you wish in attachment is fixed rkward.desktop file with pl
> > translation, category etc... I removed empty de translation. If you can,
> > please include it in next release :)
> 
> Thanks! Both are very welcome contributions. I've already put 
> the .desktop-file in CVS. 
nice :)

> Two quick question about the spec-file:
> 1) I a note about r.xml (kate syntax highlighting definition) being
> already present in kdelibs. That's true, but the version in kdelibs is
> - currently - pretty much outdated. It would be nice, if the
> rkward-version could be installed instead, but I'm not sure, whether
> this would be possible with rpms at all.
I must look at it.. it's not possible simply have the same file in two
packages in one distribution... but i try upgrade in pld r.xml from
kdelibs to current version from http://kate.kde.org/syntax/2.3/r.xml
with rkward's changes (i see two small differences - version in kate
will in future updated with Your changes?)

> 2) Sorry about the dumb question, but as a debian user I have no idea about 
> this: How do you generate a .src.rpm from a .spec-file?
in pld i simply have directories:
rpm/{SPECS,SOURCES,RPMS,SRPMS,BUILD}
in SPECS is a spec file, in SOURCES - all used sources and patches. then
i do:
rpmbuild -bb file.spec (in rpm/SPECS directory) - it build package(makes
%prep(prepare sources, apply all patches etc..,), %build (configure,
make) and %install (make install into temporary directory, uses DESTDIR)
sections, then package files from temporary directory, %pre, %post,
%trigger's scripts, automaticly detect dependencies from libraries, get
%and info from spec files to create  package.<ARCH>.rpm files
or
rpmbuild -bs file.spec
to create src.rpm package(pack all sources and patches to one file).

in other rpm-based distros may be it different, sometimes require root
privilages to make install to "real" environment.. i remember in redhat
6.2 SPECS and SOURCES are in /usr/src/rpm or something... - then you
need place spec files and sources there, and.. probably use rpmbuild
from root.
if you wish, src.rpm from pld is available on
ftp://ftp.pld-linux.org/dists/ac/PLD/SRPMS/SRPMS/rkward-0.2.8-3.src.rpm
it should be ok for all distributions... (but i'm not sure.. on all
machines i have only pld or debian ;)

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