On Mon, 2006-02-20 at 23:42 +0000, Paul Smith wrote: > On 2/20/06, Colin J Thomson <colin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > I have just created a rpm of dvipdfmx with checkinstall. However, when > > > I try to install it, I get the following: > > > > > > # rpm -ihv dvipdfmx-20050831-1.i386.rpm > > > Preparing... ########################################### > > > [100%] 1:dvipdfmx ########################################### > > > [100%] error: unpacking of archive failed on file > > > /selinux/context;43fa40de: cpio: open failed - Permission denied > > > # > > > > Yep.. add this to your /usr/local/lib/checkinstall/checkinstallrc > > > > # Comma delimited list of files/directories to be ignored > > EXCLUDE="/selinux" > > > > It's worth studying this rc file, it has some hand features :) > > Thanks, Colin. It is strange that I have two rc files: > > # locate checkinstallrc > /usr/lib/checkinstall/checkinstallrc~ > /usr/lib/checkinstall/checkinstallrc > /usr/lib/checkinstall/checkinstallrc-dist The above would likely have been installed by an rpm. > /usr/local/lib/checkinstall/checkinstallrc~ > /usr/local/lib/checkinstall/checkinstallrc This one likely installed by compiling. Having 2 different versions of _anything_ installed is asking for trouble to pop up when least expected. Why did you compile checkinstall when it is available as rpm?
