RPMs and Activity bundles

[Paul Fox]

benjamin m. schwartz wrote:
 > I am trying to construct an activity that is simple, but depends on a
 > Fedora 7 RPM that is not installed by default.  The security system
 > prevents my activity from installing any RPMs, as it should.  However, I
 > would like to include this software within my Activity bundle.
 > 
 > Given an RPM, what do I need to do to install it in a path inside my
 > bundle?  What do I need to do to use it once it is installed in this path?

do you need the whole thing?

i've been side-stepping this issue in my activity so far by
bursting the rpm before packaging the activity, and zipping the
piece-parts i need along with the rest of my stuff.  (the
"pieces" in my case are simply a couple of runtime libraries that
aren't in the build.)

depending on the rpm, and how you're using it, this may or may
not work.

paul
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 paul fox, pgf at foxharp.boston.ma.us (arlington, ma, where it's 38.5 degrees)