Error trying to sign RPM

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I am trying to build and sign an RPM. I created my .rpmmacro file in the location I am building /path/to/macrodir/ Then I am using --define with _topdir referring to /path/to/macrodir/

If I build the RPM without giving --sign; its working fine.

rpmbuild --define "_topdir /path/to/macrodir" -bb spec

The .rpmmacro is in macrodir and contains

%_signature gpg
%_gpg_name Name (Comment) <emailid>
%_gpgpath pathtognupgfolder
%_gpgbin locationofgpgexec

If I include --sign then its throwing the error

rpmbuild --define "_topdir /path/to/macrodir" -bb --sign spec

error: You must set "%_gpg_name" in your macro file

I am not able to see what I am doing wrong. Any suggestions?

I ended up avoiding macro file and pass all arguments to rpmbuild through multiple --define. — vpram86, Jul 09 '15 at 16:21
ah okay. I must have something else wrong then because I tried that as well and i am still getting errors. thanks for the response — scottysseus, Jul 09 '15 at 16:29

score 5 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:08

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As the OP mentioned in a comment, setting the %gpg_name macro via a --define flag to rpm/rpmbuild/rpmsign works.

rpm --define "_gpg_name <your email or name>" --addsign <RPM to sign>

edited May 23 '17 at 12:08

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answered Jul 14 '15 at 22:43

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On CentOS7, passing --define "_gpg_name " --sign to rpmbuild (v4.11.3) does not work - the error is "You must set "%_gpg_name" in your macro file". – Graham Leggett Aug 03 '17 at 14:13
@GrahamLeggett I just tried it after setting up a second key for a different repo and I didn't get that error in the slightest. So unless that's been changed in a package there is a configuration error on your end. – Pryftan Apr 29 '18 at 17:35

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 28 '12 at 21:46

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Follow this detailed writeup on how to sign custom rpm pacakge.

I faced a different problem, when running the following command it failed complaining no rpm file found.

rpm --addsign gyum-2.0-5.FC3.i386.rpm

After installing rpmsign package everything worked.

edited Aug 28 '12 at 21:46

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answered Aug 28 '12 at 19:36

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score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 22 '16 at 08:28

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At least on my machine the file is called .rpmmacros (with an s).

answered Aug 22 '16 at 08:28

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Error trying to sign RPM

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