[SOLVED] RPM build not taking if syntax in %file

Issue

if ! /usr/bin/getent passwd sgate>/dev/null; then %define bindir /home/sgate/elasticsearch elif ! /usr/bin/getent passwd rgate>/dev/null; then %define bindir /home/rgate/elasticsearch fi

RPM build errors:

File must begin with "/": if  
File must begin with "/": !  
Two files on one line: /usr/bin/getent
File must begin with "/": passwd
Two files on one line: /usr/bin/getent
File must begin with "/": sgate>/dev/null;
Two files on one line: /usr/bin/getent
File must begin with "/": the
File not found: /root/ES_RPM/ElasticSearchRPM/BUILDROOT/elasticsearch-5.2.2-1.x86_64/home/*/elasticsearch  
File must begin with "/": elif  
File must begin with "/": !
Two files on one line: /usr/bin/getent
File must begin with "/": passwd
Two files on one line: /usr/bin/getent
File must begin with "/": rgate>/dev/null;
Two files on one line: /usr/bin/getent
File must begin with "/": then
File not found: /root/ES_RPM/ElasticSearchRPM/BUILDROOT/elasticsearch-5.2.2-1.x86_64/home/*/elasticsearch
File must begin with "/": fi

I am getting this error while running RPM. Where am I going wrong with this if logic?

Solution

You cannot use shell script in %files section. You can use macros, e.g.:

%if
...
%endif

But those macros conditionals are evaluated during build time and not during installation.

Answered By - msuchy