How to modify default install directory for rpmbuild command?

Question

On Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11, I use rpmbuild to install a source rpm:

linux-a21w:/usr/src/packages/SPECS # rpmbuild -v -bi zlib.spec

By default, it installs into /var/tmp/zlib-1.2.7-build directory.In zlib source code directory, execute make installcommand:

linux-a21w:/usr/src/packages/BUILD/zlib-1.2.7 # make install
cp libz.a /usr/local/lib
chmod 644 /usr/local/lib/libz.a
cp libz.so.1.2.7 /usr/local/lib
chmod 755 /usr/local/lib/libz.so.1.2.7
cp zlib.3 /usr/local/share/man/man3
chmod 644 /usr/local/share/man/man3/zlib.3
cp zlib.pc /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig
chmod 644 /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig/zlib.pc
cp zlib.h zconf.h /usr/local/include
chmod 644 /usr/local/include/zlib.h /usr/local/include/zconf.h

Is there any method can pass arguments to rpmbuild command to make the header files and libraries to be installed to specified directories, such ad /usr/local/lib, /usr/local/include, etc?

Answer 1

I think you're getting the point wrong. You want to install in a temp dir to make the RPM. You then install the RPM to get the final destination right.

The temp dir (known as BuildRoot: in your spec file) is just a staging area. you install to here, almost like a chroot area. THen you package your RPM with rpmbuild -bb, to make your RPM, then install as root.