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Re: [HACKERS] Re: Postgresql 6.5-1 rpms on RedHat 6.0

Michael J Schout <mschout@mail.gkg-com.com>

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From: Michael J Schout <mschout@mail.gkg-com.com>
To: lockhart@alumni.caltech.edu (Thomas Lockhart)
Cc: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 1999-07-07T15:29:36Z
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> > RedHat 6.  HOWEVER, I attempted an rpm --rebuild on the SRPM, and it did
> > not rebuild.  I'll get more detailed error messages for you later --

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> OK. I'm not sure if it makes a difference, but I usually do an
> "install" of the source rpm, and then build from there. Something like
> 
>   $ rpm -ivv postgresql-6.5.src.rpm
>   $ cd /usr/src/redhat/SPECS
>   $ rpm -ba postgresql.spec

I also did this same procedure.

> > I think the error is an rpm bug, but I'm not sure -- it chokes after
> > doing its chgrp -Rf over the build tree -- however, if I execute the RPM
> > temp file manually, it works -- this is the %prep section.  I'll let you
> > know what I find.  This is rpm 3.0.1.

I got this exact same error on redhat 6.0.  At first glance it looks like
and RPM bug.  Has anyone gotten this rpm to build on a redhat 6.0 system?
I'd be greatly interested in hearing if anyone has gotten this to work.

Mike