To clarify, my question revolves around the RPM SPEC file. Sorry, forgot that part.

Thanks,
Alexander.

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On Mon, Dec 17, 2018, 10:03 Snyder, Alexander J <alex@misteralexander.com wrote:
Hello!

I'm trying to build an RPM package, from source.

I'm following the suggestions of several tutorials online, but I keep getting errors when checking the build.

I'm still generally confused about the install section.  If I'm building it from source, how should I know what files will be installed, and in what directories?

Is the "files" section required or just a courtesy so "rpm -ql" would work?

Im trying to build GNU Nettle 3.4.1 into an RPM, as the CentOS repo only has v2.7.1 built.

I really appreciate the help!

Thanks,
Alexander.

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