Python Setuptools build RPM error

Question

I am trying to build RPM package for python setuptools-12.0.3 but getting wired error,

Its look like related to SPEC file %files -f INSTALLED_FILES but how to fix it? or is it a bug? I can see two files path in single line, how do i fix it?

+ /usr/lib/rpm/redhat/brp-strip-static-archive /usr/bin/strip
+ /usr/lib/rpm/redhat/brp-strip-comment-note /usr/bin/strip /usr/bin/objdump

This is the command i am using python2.7 setup.py bdist_rpm to build RPM

+ /usr/lib/rpm/redhat/brp-compress
+ /usr/lib/rpm/redhat/brp-strip-static-archive /usr/bin/strip
+ /usr/lib/rpm/redhat/brp-strip-comment-note /usr/bin/strip /usr/bin/objdump
+ /usr/lib/rpm/brp-python-bytecompile
Bytecompiling .py files below /root/rpmbuild/SOURCES/setuptools-12.0.3/build/bdist.linux-x86_64/rpm/BUILDROOT/setuptools-12.0.3-1.x86_64/usr/lib/python2.6 using /usr/bin/python2.6
+ /usr/lib/rpm/redhat/brp-python-hardlink
+ /usr/lib/rpm/redhat/brp-java-repack-jars
Processing files: setuptools-12.0.3-1.noarch
error: Two files on one line: /usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/setuptools/script
error: File must begin with "/": (dev).tmpl


RPM build errors:
    Two files on one line: /usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/setuptools/script
    File must begin with "/": (dev).tmpl
error: command 'rpmbuild' failed with exit status 1

Community · Accepted Answer · 2020-06-20 09:12:55Z

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Solution

After spending couple hours i figure out what was wrong:

copy setuptools.spec file in my own rpmbuild environment at /root/rpmbuild/SPECS/

Change %files -f INSTALLED_FILES to %files

Run rpmbuild -ba setuptools.spec

It generate list of files which need to add in %files section, But in that list there was one file which space in filename Ouch!!

script (dev).tmpl

I have used wildcard to match all files and problem solved. somehow rpmbuild doesn't understand escap character ( Don't know if there is a better way)

%files
%defattr(-,root,root)
...
...
/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/setuptools/script*

...

edited Jun 20, 2020 at 9:12

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