Installing an empty directory with RPM

Question

In my install section of my rpm Spec file I have a bunch of mkdir's to create the directories I need. The ones that don't have any files installed in them get pruned out in the end and don't end up getting created. How can I ensure that the empty directories get created when it is all said and done?

score 26 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 25 '10 at 04:16

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In your %files section:

%files
%dir /my/directory/name

answered Jul 25 '10 at 04:16

m1tk4

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m1tk4- will the created directory be removed when the rpm is being uninstalled? – Omer Dagan Aug 06 '13 at 12:23
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@OmerDagan Yes. – pooya13 Jun 17 '20 at 18:09

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 15 '23 at 03:12

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A complete example of creating an empty directory and setting its permissions.

%define _log_dir /var/log/my_package_name

%install
mkdir -p %{buildroot}/%{_log_dir}

%files
%dir %attr(755,owner_name,group_name) %{_log_dir}

answered Mar 15 '23 at 03:12

Bryan Roach

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Installing an empty directory with RPM

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