On 5/10/06, Paul Howarth <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have got the source of a program, which consists of a bunch of .cpp > and .h files. I would like to create a rpm from those files. Could > someone here please give me some directions in case it is possible and > easy? Usually, one only has to run ./configure and then make and > checkinstall, but in this case there is no configure file. Now's the time to learn to make real packages instead of using checkinstall :-) Some useful references: http://freshrpms.net/docs/fight/ http://www.gurulabs.com/goodies/guru+guides.php http://rpm.org/max-rpm-snapshot/
Thanks, Paul. I will try to learn that, but in the mentioned case, there is no configure file, contrarily to what seems to be expected to begin the rpm creation. Please, notice that the last two links are directed to empty pages. Paul
