On Jun 24, 2013, at 3:02 PM, Vinoth Sri wrote:

> 
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I'm newbie to this rpm area and need help in configuring and setup RPM.
> 
> Could somebody help me to configure the rpm with --rcfile option.?
> 

The --rcfile option was removed years ago and there is no reason
(that I am aware of) to resurrect --rcfile.

> I downloaded a copy of 5.1.6 and 5.1.9 source rpm from this site and run the configuration file then issued make command. I could see binary's (rpm and rpmbuild) created successfully but didnt see the --rcfile in provided help file (rpmbuild --help)
> 
> Getting below option instead --rcfile:
> 
>       --rpmlua=<FILE:...>        Read <FILE:...> instead of default RPM Lua
>                                  file(s)
>       --rpmpopt=<FILE:...>       Read <FILE:...> instead of default POPT
>                                  file(s)
> Tried to configure without LUA as well.
> 
> Queries:
> 
> - Do I need to enable / setup configuration expl for --rcfile option?

No usage case for --rcfile so nothing to enable. Replace rpmrc
functionality by:
	1) use --macros to override compiled in macro paths
	2) configure %optfllags (and other per-arch) macros directly instead
	of the horendousl complexity of rpmrc
	3) add patterns in /etc/rpm/platform if you simply MUST attempt arch
	compatibility: imho its easier to invoke rpm/rpmbuild appropriately
	than it is to figure out how to use rpmrc for the rare cases where
	a new architecture is being added.

> - Do I need to install any separate package for the same.
> 

Examine the output of configure carefully to tell whether you
have missing build pre-req's.

Not that the @rpm5.org configure can/will build a (totally useless)
version of rpm/rpmbuild without any database/compression support.
That is the chosen (by @rpm5.org members) behavior: I was out voted.

hth

73 de Jeff
> 
> Once thing I noticied in PopAll.c file had RC file macro which is no more available in 5.+ version , so wondering whether the command line is removed or replaced?
> 
> Thanks in Advance.
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