[CMake] CPack: setting multiple RPM pre/post (un)install scripts

[Andrew Melo]

Hi

On Sunday, May 29, 2016, Thomas Teo <t.teo at acfr.usyd.edu.au> wrote:

> Hi All,
> In building an RPM package, I'd like to set multiple (un)install scripts -
> an application specific one which starts services that are installed by the
> RPM, and also to call ldconfig so that the shared library list is updated.
> The CMake/CPack documentation states this is supported (eg
> https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.0/module/CPackRPM.html):
>
>    May be used to embed a pre (un)installation script in the spec file.
>    The refered (sic) script file*(s)* will be read...
>    (my emphasis)
>
> However the example doesn't indicate how one would specify multiple script
> files. I've tried several different methods:
>
>    SET(CPACK_RPM_POST_INSTALL_SCRIPT_FILE
>    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/a.sh;${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/b.sh" )
>    SET(CPACK_RPM_POST_INSTALL_SCRIPT_FILE
>    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/a.sh,${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/b.sh" )
>    SET(CPACK_RPM_POST_INSTALL_SCRIPT_FILE "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/a.sh"
>    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/b.sh" )
>    SET(CPACK_RPM_POST_INSTALL_SCRIPT_FILE "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/a.sh
>    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/b.sh" )
>
>
> Which often result in the error:
>
>    CMake Error at /usr/share/cmake-3.4/Modules/CPackRPM.cmake:1377 (if):
>       if given arguments:
>
>         "EXISTS" "/home/thomas/src/<project>/a.sh"
>    "/home/thomas/src/<project>/b.sh"
>
> Looking at the CMake code in the referenced file (CPackRPM.cmake) it
> appears that it could never handle multiple script files as there is no
> iteration.
> Is it possible the documentation is in error and only one script for each
> type of action (pre/post, un/install) can be specified?


FWIW, I make one script with all the desired actions and it works great.



>
> All assistance appreciated.
>
> Cheers,
> Thomas
>
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> Thomas Teo
> Australian Centre for Field Robotics
> The University of Sydney
>
> t.teo at acfr.usyd.edu.au
> www.acfr.usyd.edu.au
>
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