From rpm-list-admin@freshrpms.net  Tue Aug 20 11:51:31 2002
Return-Path: <rpm-zzzlist-admin@freshrpms.net>
Delivered-To: yyyy@localhost.netnoteinc.com
Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1])
	by phobos.labs.netnoteinc.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id D9B5743C38
	for <jm@localhost>; Tue, 20 Aug 2002 06:51:16 -0400 (EDT)
Received: from phobos [127.0.0.1]
	by localhost with IMAP (fetchmail-5.9.0)
	for jm@localhost (single-drop); Tue, 20 Aug 2002 11:51:16 +0100 (IST)
Received: from egwn.net (ns2.egwn.net [193.172.5.4]) by
    dogma.slashnull.org (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g7K7tXZ29444 for
    <jm-rpm@jmason.org>; Tue, 20 Aug 2002 08:55:33 +0100
Received: from auth02.nl.egwn.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by egwn.net
    (8.11.6/8.11.6/EGWN) with ESMTP id g7K7r2J14174; Tue, 20 Aug 2002 09:53:02
    +0200
Received: from fep02-app.kolumbus.fi (fep02-0.kolumbus.fi [193.229.0.44])
    by egwn.net (8.11.6/8.11.6/EGWN) with ESMTP id g7K7qNJ14111 for
    <rpm-list@freshrpms.net>; Tue, 20 Aug 2002 09:52:23 +0200
Received: from azrael.blades.cxm ([62.248.234.162]) by
    fep02-app.kolumbus.fi with ESMTP id
    <20020820075218.KHZP4192.fep02-app.kolumbus.fi@azrael.blades.cxm> for
    <rpm-list@freshrpms.net>; Tue, 20 Aug 2002 10:52:18 +0300
Received: (from blades@localhost) by azrael.blades.cxm (SGI-8.9.3/8.9.3)
    id KAA01184 for rpm-list@freshrpms.net; Tue, 20 Aug 2002 10:52:09 +0300
    (EEST)
X-Authentication-Warning: azrael.blades.cxm: blades set sender to
    harri.haataja@cs.helsinki.fi using -f
From: Harri Haataja <harri.haataja@cs.helsinki.fi>
To: rpm-zzzlist@freshrpms.net
Subject: Re: Portable RPMs
Message-Id: <20020820105207.A1124@azrael.smilehouse.com>
References: <02081619580702.01597@wilson>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Disposition: inline
User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i
In-Reply-To: <02081619580702.01597@wilson>; from
    bronger@physik.rwth-aachen.de on Fri, Aug 16, 2002 at 07:58:07PM +0200
X-Mailscanner: Found to be clean, Found to be clean
Sender: rpm-zzzlist-admin@freshrpms.net
Errors-To: rpm-zzzlist-admin@freshrpms.net
X-Beenthere: rpm-zzzlist@freshrpms.net
X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11
Precedence: bulk
Reply-To: rpm-zzzlist@freshrpms.net
List-Help: <mailto:rpm-zzzlist-request@freshrpms.net?subject=help>
List-Post: <mailto:rpm-zzzlist@freshrpms.net>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freshrpms.net/mailman/listinfo/rpm-zzzlist>,
    <mailto:rpm-list-request@freshrpms.net?subject=subscribe>
List-Id: Freshrpms RPM discussion list <rpm-zzzlist.freshrpms.net>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freshrpms.net/mailman/listinfo/rpm-zzzlist>,
    <mailto:rpm-list-request@freshrpms.net?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freshrpms.net/pipermail/rpm-zzzlist/>
X-Original-Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 10:52:08 +0300
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 10:52:08 +0300

On Fri, Aug 16, 2002 at 07:58:07PM +0200, Torsten Bronger wrote:
> If I create an RPM according to one of the how-to's with having Red
> Hat in mind, how big are my chances that it will also work for the
> SuSE distribution, or others?  (I don't know how many base on the RPM
> system.)
> Or what must I pay attention to when creating an RPM that should work
> with the big distributions?

Note also that there's hope of rpm being used on other systems than
Linux.
Look at
http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/aix/products/aixos/linux/download.html

I think a good way to guess is to look at others' spec files, hardcode
as little as possible, replace abolute paths and commands with macros
if possible and accept and request patches and suggestions :)

-- 
Designing in C, I find myself utilizing the Harley Davidson Design
Principle: "If it breaks, make it bigger. If it sticks out, chrome it!" :-)
		-- Marin David Condic, comp.lang.ada


_______________________________________________
RPM-List mailing list <RPM-List@freshrpms.net>
http://lists.freshrpms.net/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list

