[CMake] CPack and RPM packages

[Laszlo Papp]

Mmh, my previous mail is blocked because the cpack.log is too big.

http://djszapi.homelinux.net/rpmbuild.out
http://djszapi.homelinux.net/rpmbuild.err
http://djszapi.homelinux.net/cpack.log

Best Regards,
Laszlo Papp

On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 9:43 PM, Laszlo Papp <djszapi at archlinux.us> wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 9:34 PM, Eric Noulard <eric.noulard at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 2011/3/6 Laszlo Papp <djszapi at archlinux.us>:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I do not get the infinite loop right now (not sure what caused it
>>> then), but I get an error while trying.
>>>
>>> djszapi at djszapi:/home/meego/gluon/buildroot /home/meego/gluon/build #  cpack
>>> CPack: Create package using RPM
>>> CPack: Install projects
>>> CPack: - Run preinstall target for: Gluon
>>> CPack: - Install project: Gluon
>>> CPack: Create package
>>> CPackRPM: Will use GENERATED spec file:
>>> /home/meego/gluon/build/_CPack_Packages/Linux/RPM/SPECS/gluon.spec
>>> CPack Error: Problem copying the package:
>>> /home/meego/gluon/build/_CPack_Packages/Linux/RPM/Gluon-0.71.0.rpm to
>>> /home/meego/gluon/build/Gluon-0.71.0.rpm
>>> CPack Error: Error when generating package: Gluon
>>> djszapi at djszapi:/home/meego/gluon/buildroot /home/meego/gluon/build #
>>>
>>> The file is definitely not there, yes :o
>>>
>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/cmake@cmake.org/msg20169.html
>>>
>>> I have tried the aforementioned thread so that to add the
>>> set(CPACK_SET_DESTDIR ON), but it ended up by printing this message:
>>> CPackRPM:Warning: CPACK_SET_DESTDIR is set (=ON) while requesting a
>>> relocatable package (CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_RELOCATABLE is set): this is
>>> not supported, the package won't be relocatable.
>>
>> Yes that's normal warning, since 2.8.3 you don't need to set
>> CPACK_SET_DESTDIR to ON for either RPM or DEB
>> the generator should handle that just fine without.
>>
>> RPM is even trying to make the package relocatable
>> (installable with a configurable prefix) but it cannot do it
>> with CPACK_SET_DESTDIR to ON.
>>
>>
>>>
>>> This is the relevant CPACK section in my CMakeLists.txt:
>>> #Packaging options
>>> #common package generation settings
>>> set(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_SUMMARY "An open framework to create,
>>> distribute and play games")
>>> set(CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME "Gluon")
>>> set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION
>>> "${GLUON_VERSION_MAJOR}.${GLUON_VERSION_MINOR}.${GLUON_VERSION_PATCH}")
>>> set(CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME "Gluon-${GLUON_VERSION_STRING}")
>>> set(CPACK_GENERATOR "RPM;TGZ")
>>> set(CPACK_SET_DESTDIR ON) # this is the line I played off, but seems
>>> not the culsprit.
>>
>> Yes don't set it.
>
> Okay.
>
>>> set(CPACK_PACKAGE_CONTACT "Laszlo Papp <djszapi at archlinux.us>, Arjen
>>> Hiemstra <ahiemstra at heimr.nl>")
>>>
>>> #debian package generation
>>> #set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "libqt4-gui (>= 4.6), libqt4-opengl
>>> (>= 4.6), libopenal1, libsndfile1, libvorbis0a, libgles2")
>>> #set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_SECTION "Games")
>>>
>>> #rpm package generation
>>>
>>> include(InstallRequiredSystemLibraries)
>>> include(CPack)
>>
>> Try running cpack with the following command line
>>
>> cpack --verbose --debug -D CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_DEBUG=1 -G RPM
>>
>> and send me the output + rpmbuild.out and rpmbuild.err files
>> (you'll see where to find those in the trace).
>
> I have just attached them. Thank you in advance!
>
> Best Regards,
> Laszlo Papp
>