[Gambas-user] Problems with "Make installation packages"

[Georg Brandl]

Benoit Minisini wrote:
> On Thursday 24 June 2004 01:11, Benoit Minisini wrote:
>> On Wednesday 23 June 2004 15:56, Carsten Olsen wrote:
>> > Hi
>> >
>> > I have tried the new function "Make installation packages""Make
>> > installation packages". I tried to build RPM to Redhat / Fedora (on a
>> > Fedora Core 2 box) but I get this message in the make... dialog.
>> >
>> > Creating package for Redhat /Fedora.
>> > Creating source package.
>> > Creating .spec file.
>> > Creating RPM packages.
>> > The package build has failed.
>> >
>> > -ba: unknown option
>> >
>> > Kind regards
>> > Carsten Olsen
>>
>> Can you send me the result of "man rpm" on your Fedora ?
> 
> Because if you read http://www.rpm.org/max-rpm/ch-rpm-b-command.html, the "rpm 
> -ba" means something!

In the newer rpm versions, the build commands have been swapped out to a
separate command, named "rpmbuild". It could be that the newer RPM
versions (mine too, v4.2.1) do not understand the -ba switch.

mfg
Georg