Generating rpm spec from autoconf/automake packages for Fedora
by Didier Casse
Dear All,
I am trying to convert some autonconf/automake packages or
libraries to rpms. Well to generate the spec, fitting
the
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./configure
make
make install
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is straightforward! But the autoconf packages install lots of files around
the system.
So the problem lies in dealing with the part:
%files
%defattr(-,root,root)
%{_bindir}/
%{_libdir}/lib*
%doc AUTHORS
%doc COPYING
%doc README
where we have to specify all the files that have been installed. Since the
autoconf/automake packages have not been made by me, I do not know which
files are being installed and I have to do everytime a "make install" to
watch which files are being installed!
Now is there a way to convert all these autoconf/automake packages
directly to rpms or is there a systematic/automated system to know which
files are being installed and fit directly in the specs?
Now bear in mind that there are several of these packages and it would be
tedious compiling and looking at one by one to know which files is being
installed and the name of the files and location can change anytime. These
packages weren't created by me so I have no control over them! Thanks for
any kind help.
With kind regards,
Didier.
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19 years, 10 months
Missing security / bugfix advisories for FC1 / FC2
by Bernd Bartmann
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Again there are still some security / bugfix advisories missing:
FC1
- - gaim-0.77.2.FC1 (already obsoleted by gaim-0.78-1.FC2)
- - recode-3.6-12.0
- - rsync-2.5.7-5.fc1
FC2
- - nfs-utils-1.0.6-22
- - cdrtools-2.01-0.a27.4
- - xinitrc-3.41-1
- - gnome-session-2.6.0-4
- - ethereal-0.10.3-2.2
Best regards.
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I.S. Security and Network Engineer
SoHaNet Technology GmbH / Kaiserin-Augusta-Allee 10-11 / 10553 Berlin
Fon: +49 30 214783-44 / Fax: +49 30 214783-46
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19 years, 10 months
Re: 'unable to relabel' in /dev.... MAKEDEV-3.7-2
by Russell Coker
On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 03:13, Tom London <selinux(a)comcast.net> wrote:
> Running off of the development tree, MAKEDEV-3.7-2 creates lots of new
> files. Running 'fixfiles relabel' or 'setfiles -v $FC /dev' generates
> lots of error messages like:
>
> /dev/ptyu7: Permission denied
> /usr/sbin/setfiles: unable to relabel /dev/ptyu7 to
> system_u:object_r:device_t
The /dev/[tp]ty[abcdepqrstuvwxyz][0-9a-f] device nodes do not work on SE Linux
and almost certainly never will.
I am under the impression that /dev/[tp]ty* are strongly deprecated and not
used in any software we ship. Is it time to completely remove them from
Fedora?
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19 years, 10 months
How can we help with Firefox 0.9 package?
by Steven Garrity
As most of you have probably already seen, Firefox 0.9 has been
released. Among the updates pertinent to Fedora are newly native (or
native-ish) menus (they look/feel great).
Perhaps this is already underway, but how can we help get Firefox 0.9
out for Fedora?
According to the original announcement [1] the Firefox/Thunderbird
packages have been "heavily patched and polished to integrate nicely
into the Preferred Applications framework of FC2". So, I presume the new
release isn't trivial.
Any info is appreciated - thanks,
Steven Garrity
[1] http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2004-May/msg04041.html
19 years, 10 months
Re: Gnome Icons, Gnome/KDE Menus need improvement
by Bryan Clark
I've updated the GNOME HIG, adding a section reflecting the situation
wrt the Name + GenericName menu item name creation.
The problem with a cat of Name + GenericName is that it doesn't always
work for languages other than English. To reflect this problem the HIG
now requires that the Name field use the "[Proper Name] + [Generic
Name]" format where the Generic Name is purely derived from the
applications functionality (like "Web Browser") and the proper name is
one it's project name (like "Mozilla"). Thus the .desktop entry for the
GenericName field is the applications functionality without the proper
name.
Cheers,
~ Bryan
~~ Red Hat Desktop Interaction Designer ~~
19 years, 10 months
Lost advanced configuration in k3b
by Eric Tanguy
I'm trying to run k3b as normal user and i know that i have to configure
it using advanced configuration but i can't find it in menu : i just
have k3b configuration. So i don't know how to find it. please help me.
Eric
19 years, 10 months
rawhide report: 20040615 changes
by Build System
Updated Packages:
MAKEDEV-3.7-2
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* Mon Jun 14 2004 Nalin Dahyabhai <nalin(a)redhat.com> 3.7-2
- add hvsi0 and hvsi1 devices on s390 (David Howells)
* Wed Jun 09 2004 Karsten Hopp <karsten(a)redhat.de> 3.7-1
- sort devices for a better overview (s390)
- add scsi devices for zfcp disks (s390)
* Sun May 30 2004 Florian La Roche <Florian.LaRoche(a)redhat.de>
- simplify the pre script for MAKEDEV/dev
ethereal-0.10.4-2
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* Mon Jun 14 2004 Phil Knirsch <pknirsch(a)redhat.com> 0.10.4-2
- Include ia64 segfault patch (#113726).
expat-1.95.7-2
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* Fri Jun 11 2004 Jeff Johnson <jbj(a)jbj.org> 1.95.7-2
- fix: malloc failure from dbus test suite (#124747).
gcc-3.4.0-5
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* Mon Jun 14 2004 Jakub Jelinek <jakub(a)redhat.com> 3.4.0-5
- update from gcc-3_4-branch
- PRs ada/14150, c++/14211, c++/15076, c++/15227, c++/15862, c++/15875,
c++/15877, libstdc++/15775, rtl-optimization/15296,
rtl-optimization/15761, target/13312, target/13803, target/14567,
target/14960, target/15191, target/15653, target/8309
- don't optimize out Inf - Inf, Inf / Inf and 0 * Inf unless -ffast-math,
as they should generate runtime exception (PR middle-end/15945)
- add libgnat-3.4.so and libgnarl-3.4.so symlinks
- disable Ada support on 64-bit arches and PPC32 for now, xnmake is deadly
broken
- if Ada support is disabled, Obsolete older gcc-gnat and libgnat in gcc rpm
- add Provides libstdc++34 resp. libgcj34 in libstdc++ resp. libgcj packages
glibc-2.3.3-32
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* Mon Jun 14 2004 Jakub Jelinek <jakub(a)redhat.com> 2.3.3-32
- update from CVS
- FUTEX_CMP_REQUEUE support (fix pthread_cond_* deadlocks)
- fix backtrace in statically linked programs
- rebuilt with GCC 3.4, adjusted ulps and i386 <bits/string.h>
* Fri May 28 2004 Jakub Jelinek <jakub(a)redhat.com> 2.3.3-31
- update from CVS
- <bits/string2.h> and <bits/mathinline.h> changes for GCC 3.{2,4,5}+
- make c_stubs buildable even with GCC 3.2.x (#123042)
* Fri May 21 2004 Jakub Jelinek <jakub(a)redhat.com> 2.3.3-30
- fix pthread_cond_wait on architectures other than IA-32 and
x86_64
gnome-session-2.6.0-5
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* Mon Jun 14 2004 Ray Strode <rstrode(a)redhat.com> 2.6.0-5
- Prevent having duplicate packages in different collections
* Mon Jun 14 2004 Ray Strode <rstrode(a)redhat.com> 2.6.0-4
- Use desktop-file-install instead of patching
session-properties.desktop. Add X-Red-Hat-Base category.
joe-3.1-2
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* Tue Jun 08 2004 Lon Hohberger <lhh(a)redhat.com> 3.1-2
- Rebuild
nfs-utils-1.0.6-24
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* Mon Jun 14 2004 <SteveD(a)RedHat.com>
- Removed sync warning on readonly exports.
- Changed run levels in rpc initscripts.
- Replaced modinfo with lsmod when checking
for loaded modules.
* Tue Jun 01 2004 <SteveD(a)RedHat.com>
- Changed the rpcgssd init script to ensure the
rpcsec_gss_krb5 module is loaded
openssl-0.9.7a-38
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* Mon Jun 14 2004 Phil Knirsch <pknirsch(a)redhat.com> 0.9.7a-38
- Updated ICA engine IBM patch to latest upstream version.
procps-3.2.1-5
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* Mon Jun 14 2004 Dan Walsh <dwalsh(a)redhat.com> 3.2.1-5
- Fix FAQ Line
rpm-4.3.2-0.3
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* Mon Jun 14 2004 Jeff Johnson <jbj(a)jbj.org> 4.3.2-0.3
- add 'requires' and 'conflicts' tag aliases.
- python: return ds, not tuple, for ds iteration.
- python: permit integer keys to ts.dbMatch().
- xml: use <foo/> markup for empty tags.
- xml: <integer/> instead of <integer>0</integer> markup.
- fix: disable fingerprint generation on kernel paths.
rpmdb-fedora-2-0.20040615
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selinux-policy-strict-1.13.4-6
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* Mon Jun 14 2004 Dan Walsh <dwalsh(a)redhat.com> 1.13.4-6
- Remove uwimapd patch
selinux-policy-targeted-1.13.4-6
--------------------------------
* Mon Jun 14 2004 Dan Walsh <dwalsh(a)redhat.com> 1.13.4-6
- Keep version with strict policy
unzip-5.51-2
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* Tue Jun 08 2004 Lon Hohberger <lhh(a)redhat.com> 5.51-2
- Rebuild
19 years, 10 months
Building installation images
by David Woakes
Could someone tell me how to build installation iso's which incorporate
the recent change made to the Kernel in FC2 to allow it to boot on a Via
C3 processor please.
David Woakes
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19 years, 10 months
[Fwd: OpenLDAP 2.2.13 "stable"]
by Dax Kelson
Time to upgrade rawhide to OpenLDAP v2.2?
-------- Forwarded Message --------
From: Kurt D. Zeilenga <Kurt(a)OpenLDAP.org>
To: openldap-announce(a)OpenLDAP.org
Subject: OpenLDAP 2.2.13 "stable"
OpenLDAP 2.2.13 is now considered the most "stable" release
of OpenLDAP Software available:
http://www.openldap.org/software/download/
The OPENLDAP_STABLE cvs(1) tag has been moved forward
to OPENLDAP_REL_ENG_2_2_13:
http://www.openldap.org/software/repo.html
For definitions of "stable" and "release" versions of OpenLDAP
Software, please see the FAQ:
http://www.openldap.org/faq/?file=225
Users of prior release and stable versions of OpenLDAP Software
are encouraged to upgrade.
Enjoy! Kurt
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19 years, 10 months
