How do I use scons in RPM SPEC files?

[SHtRO]

Is there equivalencies to directives like %makeinstall% for use with scons? If not, how might I go about creating them. The problem is that I can't get scons to configure and build in the proper directories, it always wants to configure and install globally.

Is there a good comprehensive (and current) document describing the RPM SPEC directives and maybe a tutorial for more intermediate or advanced developers?

Why do we have scons and dc++ anyway? Seems to be counterproductive, but I don't know enough so my judgement here is not reliable.

[huw-l]

Originally Posted by SHtRO

Is there equivalencies to directives like %makeinstall% for use with scons? If not, how might I go about creating them. The problem is that I can't get scons to configure and build in the proper directories, it always wants to configure and install globally.

the thing to remember about rpm is that the spec file is basically just shell commands and anything else is a macro. If you look in /var/lib/rpm/macros you'll see that %makeinstall is just

# The make install analogue of %configure:
%makeinstall \
make \\\
prefix=%{?buildroot:%{buildroot}}%{_prefix} \\\
exec_prefix=%{?buildroot:%{buildroot}}%{_exec_pref ix} \\\
bindir=%{?buildroot:%{buildroot}}%{_bindir} \\\
sbindir=%{?buildroot:%{buildroot}}%{_sbindir} \\\
sysconfdir=%{?buildroot:%{buildroot}}%{_sysconfdir } \\\
datadir=%{?buildroot:%{buildroot}}%{_datadir} \\\
includedir=%{?buildroot:%{buildroot}}%{_includedir } \\\
libdir=%{?buildroot:%{buildroot}}%{_libdir} \\\
libexecdir=%{?buildroot:%{buildroot}}%{_libexecdir } \\\
localstatedir=%{?buildroot:%{buildroot}}%{_localst atedir} \\\
sharedstatedir=%{?buildroot:%{buildroot}}%{_shared statedir} \\\
mandir=%{?buildroot:%{buildroot}}%{_mandir} \\\
infodir=%{?buildroot:%{buildroot}}%{_infodir} \\\
install

you can write your own macros for scons and stick them in /etc/rpm/macros.scons
If you come up with a reasonable set you might want to post them so that others can use them

Originally Posted by SHtRO

Is there a good comprehensive (and current) document describing the RPM SPEC directives and maybe a tutorial for more intermediate or advanced developers?

http://www.gurulabs.com/GURULABS-RPM...GUIDE-v1.0.PDF

Originally Posted by SHtRO

Why do we have scons and dc++ anyway? Seems to be counterproductive, but I don't know enough so my judgement here is not reliable.

because scons doesn't make people bleed from the eyes like autotools does

[huw-l]

one more thing.

If you haven't already done so do:

yum install fedora-rpmdevtools

then do:

fedora-buildrpmtree

as a non-root user. You can then build rpms as that user without worrying that the build process will write over your system.

fedora-newrpmspec

is also helpful as it generates a template spec file

[SHtRO]

Thanks, much! You're awesome.