I do not think this is what u meant what am i doing wrong here? [rmvg@shoemasters rpmbuild]$ rpmbuild --rebuild --define 'fc3 1' --define 'build_mysql 1' --define 'build_mysql4 1' SPECS/bacula.spec Installing SPECS/bacula.spec error: SPECS/bacula.spec cannot be installed ----- Original Message ----- From: sai krishna <saikrishna1511@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 0:36:31 AM GMT-0700 Subject: Re: bacula server I think command you should run is rpmbuild --rebuild --define 'fc3 1' --define 'build_mysql 1' --define 'build_mysql4 1' bacula.spec (The spec file is found in SPECS directory) "RYAN M. vAN GINNEKEN" < luck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > wrote: First off thanks to all for your tremendous help without it i would have probably given up on bacula by now. Lets just say it is a probably a good thing the fedora box is remote so i cannot physically get to it. Got C++ installed managed to get the extras working and seem to have the rpmbuildtree in my home directory. Looks like i am on to a whole new set of problems now, but this is great i think this means progress right? rpmbuild]$ ls bacula-1.38.5-4.src.rpm BUILD RPMS SOURCES SPECS SRPMS [rmvg@shoemasters rpmbuild]$ rpmbuild --rebuild --define 'fc3 1' --define 'build_mysql 1' --define 'build_mysql4 1' bacula-1.38.5-4.src.rpm Installing bacula-1.38.5-4.src.rpm warning: user sbarn does not exist - using root warning: user sbarn does not exist - using root warning: user sbarn does not exist - using root warning: user sbarn does not exist - using root warning: user sbarn does not exist - using root warning: user sbarn does not exist - using root error: You must specify a platform. Please examine the spec file. error: line 67: Unknown tag: exit 1 ps. I am unaware of top posting not sure what u mean, none of the other lists i am on seem to notice anything. Is this message top posted too? ----- Original Message ----- From: Paul Howarth To: For users of Fedora Core releases Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 1:36:21 AM GMT-0700 Subject: Re: bacula server On Sun, 2006-03-12 at 17:59 -0700, RYAN M. vAN GINNEKEN wrote: > thanks folks but i do not! have a leg to stand on here i am coming from freebsd where make install clean is about all i guy needs to install software. > > I downloaded what i think you are talking about the src rmp > > bacula-1.38.5 > > have know idea how to rebuild rpms and do not even seem to have rpmbuild on my system. > > tried a good old configure but got this > [root@shoemasters bacula-1.38.5]# ls > ABOUT-NLS configure kernstodo nb-1.37 projects scripts > autoconf COPYING kes-1.38 patches README src > ChangeLog examples LICENSE platforms README.AIX updatedb > CheckList INSTALL Makefile.in po ReleaseNotes VERIFYING > [root@shoemasters bacula-1.38.5]# ./configure > checking for true... /bin/true > checking for false... /bin/false > configuring for bacula 1.38.5 ( 18 January 2006 ) > checking for gcc... gcc > checking for C compiler ! default output file name... a.out > checking whether the C compiler works... yes > checking whether we are cross compiling... no > checking for suffix of executables... > checking for suffix of object files... o > checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes > checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes > checking for gcc option to accept ANSI C... none needed > checking for g++... no > checking for c++... no > checking for gpp... no > checking for aCC... no > checking for CC... no > checking for cxx... no > checking for cc++... no > checking for cl... no > checking for FCC... no > checking for KCC... no > checking for RCC... no > checking for xlC_r... no > checking for xlC... no > checking whether we are using the GNU C++ compiler... no > checking whether g++ accepts -g... no > checking whether gcc and cc understand -c and -o together... yes > checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E > checking for egrep... grep -E > checking whether gcc needs -traditional... no > checking for g++... g++ > configure: error: Unable to find C++ compiler To install C++ compiler: # yum install gcc-c++ To install rpmbuild: # yum install rpm-build To set up your environment to build RPM packages as a regular user: http://www.city-fan.org/tips/CreateRPMBuildEnvironment (note that the above instructions assume you have the Fedora Extras repository enabled - see http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Extras/UsingExtras for configuring it on FC3) To build the package: $ rpmbuild --rebuild \ --define 'fc3 1' \ --define 'build_mysql 1' \ --define 'build_mysql4 1' \ bacula-1.38.5-4.src.rpm (replace bacula-1.38.5-4.src.rpm with the full filename of whatever src.rpm you downloaded). If you get messa! ges about some packages being needed, use yum to install those packages as for gcc-c++ and rpm-build above, then retry the rpmbuild command. P.S. Please don't top-post on this mailing list. Paul. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list -- Computer King/CaNMail http://www.computerking.ca http://www.canmail.org Sales, Service, and Hosting Email, Data, and Web Packages Ask about web design specials Affiliates http://www.computerking.ca/pages/links/affiliates/affiliates.htm Maybe Computer Science should be in the College of Theology. -- R. S. Barton -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Jiyo cricket on Yahoo! India cricket Yahoo! 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