rpmbuild and %_topdir

Kevin D. Clark clark_k at pannaway.com
Thu Nov 17 12:41:01 EST 2005


Ben Scott writes:
> On 11/16/05, Kevin D. Clark wrote:
>> Is there a way to invoke rpmbuild such that %_topdir is specified?
>
> http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/drafts/rpm-guide-en/ch-customizing-rpm.html#id3034443
>
> ... suggests that ...
>
> rpmbuild --define '_topdir /where/you/want'

Cool.  That is *exactly* what I was looking for.  I've tested this and
it seems to work well.  

> -- Ben "Docs are nice.  *Complete* docs are even better." Scott

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Regards,

--kevin
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