209317 - Build RPMS in workarea rather than /usr/src/redhat

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(NSPR :: NSPR, defect, P2)

Description

[Kirk Erickson]

I solved the problem of letting rpm build in its default place
subordinate to /usr/src/redhat as part of the fix for backporting
the RPM build infrastructure:

208288 Build Linux RPMS (NSPRPUB_RELEASE_4_1_BRANCH)
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=208288

I collected DIFFS for reference, comparing the state of
the branch after making it look like the TIP with after
the changes to build in the workarea rather than the root
owned area (/usr/src/redhat).  Its the first attachment.

This change addresses issues raised by Sonja, who can be
building arbitrary versions in the same tree simultaneously.
All the building needs to be done subordinate to the OBJDIR
to be safe.  

Sonja also discovered that 'cp -L' (follow links)
is not supported under Redhat 6.2.  This was introduced to
copy subdirectories in dist/include.  The changes address 
this second issue too, by removing private/ and obsolete/
from the devel package.

Comment 1

[Kirk Erickson]

Attachment: DIFFS on the 4.1 branch for reference

Note, the 4.1 branch is not autoconf based, and different
as a result in many ways, but these diffs can provide
a guideline to integrate the compelte set of changes
at the TIP.

Comment 2

[Julien Pierre]

Mass reassign of Kirk's bugs.