Here <http://linux.about.com/cs/linux101/g/noarch.htm> is the noarch explanation and here<http://mojo.codehaus.org/rpm-maven-plugin/rpm-mojo.html#distribution>are the docs for the distribution.
Its good to know that it is feasible to build a rpm on windows. Did you document whole cygwin and packages setup? Any chance of blogging about it or posting more details on the process here? Regards, Stevo. On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 11:55 AM, Danny Schimke <[email protected]>wrote: > I added the copyright- and distribution- tags to the configuration of the > plugin and it worked. The missing copyright- tag was the reason for the > error. The plugin created the RPM file under > "RpmProject/target/rpm/RPMS/noarch" and named it > "myrpmexampleRPM-1.0-SNAPSHOT20090703094450.noarch.rpm". > > Now I have questions: > - What means the "noarch" in the filename? > - What for is the distribution- tag used for? > > Thanks! > -Danny Schimke > > > 2009/7/3 Danny Schimke <[email protected]> > > > Hello! > > > > We tried using cygwin, but this was a pain. We had to install many other > > packages beside the rpmpackage, which are not delivered with cygwin by > > default, to get it to work. The aim is, to make it possible for a > developer > > to create a RPM package without these difficult steps. We have agreed to > > build the RPM package on a unix system and using profiles do differ the > > operating system for building the package only under unix. > > > > I tried to build the RPM using the following POM: > > > > <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"; xmlns:xsi=" > > http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"; > > xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 > > http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd";> > > <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion> > > <groupId>com.incowia.rpmexample</groupId> > > <artifactId>RpmProject</artifactId> > > <packaging>jar</packaging> > > <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version> > > <name>RpmProject</name> > > <url>http://maven.apache.org</url> > > <dependencies> > > <dependency> > > <groupId>junit</groupId> > > <artifactId>junit</artifactId> > > <version>3.8.1</version> > > <scope>test</scope> > > </dependency> > > </dependencies> > > <profiles> > > <profile> > > <id>linux</id> > > <activation> > > <os> > > <family>unix</family> > > </os> > > </activation> > > <build> > > <plugins> > > <plugin> > > <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId> > > <artifactId>rpm-maven-plugin</artifactId> > > <version>2.0-beta-2</version> > > <executions> > > <execution> > > <goals> > > <goal>attached-rpm</goal> > > </goals> > > </execution> > > </executions> > > <configuration> > > <group>com.incowia.rpmexample</group> > > <mappings> > > <mapping> > > <directory>/temp</directory> > > </mapping> > > </mappings> > > <name>myrpmexampleRPM</name> > > </configuration> > > </plugin> > > </plugins> > > </build> > > </profile> > > </profiles> > > </project> > > > > [INFO] [jar:jar] > > [INFO] [rpm:attached-rpm {execution: default}] > > [WARNING] Version string truncated to 1.0 > > [INFO] Creating spec file > > /home/incowia/projects/RpmProject/target/rpm/SPECS/myrpmexampleRPM.spec > > [WARNING] error: License field must be present in package: (main package) > > [INFO] Building target platforms: noarch > > [INFO] Building for target noarch > > [INFO] > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > [ERROR] BUILD ERROR > > [INFO] > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > [INFO] *RPM build execution returned: '1' executing '/bin/sh -c cd > > /home/incowia/projects/RpmProject/target/rpm/SPECS && rpmbuild -bb > > --buildroot /home/incowia/projects/RpmProject/target/rpm/buildroot > --define > > '_topdir /home/incowia/projects/RpmProject/target/rpm' --target noarch > > myrpmexampleRPM.spec'* > > > > > > The following Filesstructure is created under "RpmProject/target/rpm": > > > > BUILD (empty) > > + buildroot > > temp (empty) > > RPMS (empty) > > SOURCES (empty) > > + SPECS > > *myrpmexampleRPM.spec* > > SRPMS (empty) > > > > > > The *myrpmexampleRPM.spec *file contains the following: > > > > Name: myrpmexampleRPM > > Version: 1.0 > > Release: SNAPSHOT20090703092244 > > Summary: RpmProject > > Group: com.incowia.rpmexample > > BuildRoot: /home/incowia/projects/RpmProject/target/rpm/buildroot > > %description > > %files > > %dir /temp > > > > Maybe I forgot a important POM- configuration or anything else!? > > > > Thank you very much! > > > > -Danny Schimke > > > > > > 2009/6/22 Todd Thiessen <[email protected]> > > > >> Thanks. This seems to be exactly what the rpm-maven-plugin does. I was > >> > >> just a little confused that there seems to be 2 plugins. I suspect that > >> the maven-rpm-plugin is the core mavenization of the rpm-maven-plugin, > >> although the move to the core plugins seems to have been left in a > >> somewhat unfinished state as I don't see any site documentation for the > >> maven-rpm-plugin. Because of this lack of documentation, we went with > >> the codehaus version. > >> > >> If you could provide any other clarity as to any differences betweenn > >> the two plugins, other than the one I stated above, that would be very > >> much appreciated. > >> > >> And I'll pass on the invite to build rpmbuild from source ;-). Cygwin > >> definately has it available. > >> > >> Thanks. > >> > >> --- > >> Todd Thiessen > >> > >> > //rpm:rpm calls the rpmbuild to package the rpm here is an example > >> > > >> > $ mvn -e rpm:rpm > >> > [INFO] RPM build execution returned: '1' executing 'cmd.exe > >> > /X /C "rpmbuild -bb --buildroot > >> > $MAVEN_BUILD\maven-plugins\sample\target\rpm\buildroot --define " > >> > _topdir f:\maven-plugin\maven-plugins\sample\target\rpm" > >> > --target noarch landfil l.spec"' > >> > > >> > if you feel brave enough to tackle building rpmbuild for your > >> > rpmbuild there are some sources avail here > >> > http://www.mhonarc.org/release/MHonArc/snapshot/ > >> > dev.mk is the makefile you want to start with > >> > > >> > i have'nt seen any cygwin specific rpmbuild implementations > >> > but you can ping the folks at cygwin http://cygwin.com > >> > > >> > Let us know, > >> > Martin > >> > > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > Danny Schimke > > IT- Consultant > > > > incowia GmbH > > > > Albert-Einstein-Straße 3 > > D-98693 Ilmenau > > www.incowia.com > > > > > > -- > Danny Schimke > IT- Consultant > > incowia GmbH > > Albert-Einstein-Straße 3 > D-98693 Ilmenau > www.incowia.com >
