RHEL6.1 64bit rpmbuild Processing files: perl-Test-Tester-0.107-1.x86_64 error: File not found: RPM build errors: Macro % has illegal name (%define) File not found:

I have found no solution on-line for the problem I had encountered when building rpm for various Perl Modules.  In this post I demonstrate the problem and how I eventually had to fix it.

Given ...

red@cel6-test:~/platform/red-vendor_perl/perl-Test-Tester$ rpm -q rpm-build
rpm-build-4.8.0-16.el6.x86_64

... and given this Makefile ...

# Makefile for perl-Test-Tester

VER=0.107
RELEASE=1
RPM_NAME=perl-Test-Tester
ARCH=x86_64
TAR_NAME=Test-Tester
TOPDIR  := $(shell pwd)
FILES = \
${TOPDIR}/BUILD \
${TOPDIR}/BUILDROOT \
${TOPDIR}/SOURCES \
${TOPDIR}/RPMS \
${RPM_NAME}-${VER}.tar.gz \
${TOPDIR}/SOURCES/${RPM_NAME}-${VER}.tar.gz \
${RPM_NAME}-${VER}-${RELEASE}.${ARCH}.rpm


all : ${FILES}

${TOPDIR}/BUILD :
        mkdir -p ${TOPDIR}/BUILD

${TOPDIR}/BUILDROOT :
        mkdir -p $@/${RPM_NAME}-${VER}-${RELEASE}.${ARCH}

${TOPDIR}/RPMS :
        mkdir -p ${TOPDIR}/RPMS

${TOPDIR}/SOURCES :
        mkdir -p ${TOPDIR}/SOURCES

${TAR_NAME}-${VER}.tar.gz :
        #wget http://search.cpan.org/CPAN/authors/id/K/KR/KRUSCOE/${TAR_NAME}-${VER}.tar.gz this line is incorrect
        cvs update $@

${RPM_NAME}-${VER}.tar.gz : ${TAR_NAME}-${VER}.tar.gz
        tar -zxf $<
        mv ${TAR_NAME}-${VER}/ ${RPM_NAME}-${VER}
        tar -czvf $@ ${RPM_NAME}-${VER}
        rm -rf ${RPM_NAME}-${VER}

${TOPDIR}/SOURCES/${RPM_NAME}-${VER}.tar.gz : ${RPM_NAME}-${VER}.tar.gz
        cp $< $@

${RPM_NAME}-${VER}-${RELEASE}.${ARCH}.rpm : ${TOPDIR}/SOURCES/${RPM_NAME}-${VER}.tar.gz  ${RPM_NAME}.spec
        rpmbuild --define "_topdir ${TOPDIR}" -vv -bb ${RPM_NAME}.spec
        cp ${TOPDIR}/RPMS/${ARCH}/$@ .
        - rpm -i --force -v $@
        test -e $@

test: ${RPM_NAME}-${VER}-${RELEASE}.${ARCH}.rpm
         rpm -q --filesbypkg -p $<

clean:
        rm -rf ${FILES}

... and given the SPEC file perl-Test-Tester.spec ...

Summary: Install pre-complied Perl module Test::Tester
#
# Spec file
#
Name: perl-Test-Tester
Version: 0.107
Release: 1
License: Copyright Red Cricket Systems Inc. 2008
Group: None
Source: perl-Test-Tester-0.107.tar.gz
Requires: red-perl
BuildRequires: red-perl
Provides: perl(Test::Tester)
%description

Install pre-complied Perl module Test::Tester for RED

%prep
%global
%setup
%build
/usr/RED/perl/bin/perl Makefile.PL INSTALLDIRS=vendor
make
make test
%install
make install
%post
%clean
%files
%defattr(-,red,cricket)
/apps/RED/red-perl-5.14.1/lib/vendor_perl/5.14.1/Test/Tester.pm
/apps/RED/red-perl-5.14.1/lib/vendor_perl/5.14.1/Test/Tester/CaptureRunner.pm
/apps/REDD/red-perl-5.14.1/lib/vendor_perl/5.14.1/Test/Tester/Capture.pm
/apps/RED/red-perl-5.14.1/lib/vendor_perl/5.14.1/Test/Tester/Delegate.pm
/apps/REDD/red-perl-5.14.1/man/man3/Test::Tester::Capture.3
/apps/REDD/red-perl-5.14.1/man/man3/Test::Tester.3
/apps/RED/red-perl-5.14.1/man/man3/Test::Tester::CaptureRunner.3
%changelog

... when I execute make the output shows the error ...

redcricket@cel6-test:~/platform/red-vendor_perl/perl-Test-Tester$ make
rpmbuild --define "_topdir /apps/users/redcricket/platform/red-vendor_perl/perl-Test-Tester" -vv -bb perl-Test-Tester.spec
error: Macro % has illegal name (%define)
D: opening  db environment /var/lib/rpm cdb:mpool:joinenv
D: opening  db index       /var/lib/rpm/Packages rdonly mode=0x0
D: locked   db index       /var/lib/rpm/Packages
D: ========== +++ perl-Test-Tester-0.107-1 x86_64/linux 0x0
D: loading keyring from pubkeys in /var/lib/rpm/pubkeys/*.key
D: couldn't find any keys in /var/lib/rpm/pubkeys/*.key
D: loading keyring from rpmdb
D: opening  db index       /var/lib/rpm/Name rdonly mode=0x0
D:  read h#     622 Header sanity check: OK
D: added key gpg-pubkey-fd431d51-4ae0493b to keyring
D:  read h#     623 Header sanity check: OK
D: added key gpg-pubkey-2fa658e0-45700c69 to keyring
D:  read h#     624 Header sanity check: OK
D: added key gpg-pubkey-665b9872-3fd4f7c5 to keyring
D: Using legacy gpg-pubkey(s) from rpmdb
D: opening  db index       /var/lib/rpm/Providename rdonly mode=0x0
D:  read h#     656 Header SHA1 digest: OK (cac9c305ade60953baec0168c93953daa3dee1f7)
D:  Requires: red-perl                                      YES (db provides)
D: closed   db index       /var/lib/rpm/Providename
D: closed   db index       /var/lib/rpm/Name
D: closed   db index       /var/lib/rpm/Packages
D: closed   db environment /var/lib/rpm
Executing(%prep): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.C93SZy
+ umask 022
+ cd /apps/users/redcricket/platform/red-vendor_perl/perl-Test-Tester/BUILD
+ cd /apps/users/redcricket/platform/red-vendor_perl/perl-Test-Tester/BUILD
+ rm -rf perl-Test-Tester-0.107
+ /usr/bin/gzip -dc /apps/users/redcricket/platform/red-vendor_perl/perl-Test-Tester/SOURCES/perl-Test-Tester-0.107.tar.gz
+ /bin/tar -xvvf -
drwxr-xr-x 1000/1000         0 2008-03-01 16:17 perl-Test-Tester-0.107/
-rw-r--r-- 1000/1000     12462 2008-03-01 16:17 perl-Test-Tester-0.107/README
drwxr-xr-x 1000/1000         0 2008-03-01 16:17 perl-Test-Tester-0.107/t/
-rw-r--r-- 1000/1000       488 2005-07-04 18:09 perl-Test-Tester-0.107/t/capture.t
-rw-r--r-- 1000/1000      1775 2005-10-08 05:53 perl-Test-Tester-0.107/t/check_tests.t
-rw-r--r-- 1000/1000       379 2007-08-25 10:21 perl-Test-Tester-0.107/t/depth.t
-rw-r--r-- 1000/1000      4231 2007-08-25 10:11 perl-Test-Tester-0.107/t/run_test.t
-rw-r--r-- 1000/1000       336 2005-07-04 17:43 perl-Test-Tester-0.107/t/SmallTest.pm
drwxr-xr-x 1000/1000         0 2008-03-01 16:17 perl-Test-Tester-0.107/t/fail/
-rw-r--r-- 1000/1000       187 2005-02-12 02:53 perl-Test-Tester-0.107/t/fail/fail.t
-rw-r--r-- 1000/1000       464 2008-03-01 16:17 perl-Test-Tester-0.107/t/auto.t
-rw-r--r-- 1000/1000       127 2004-07-05 18:07 perl-Test-Tester-0.107/t/MyTest.pm
-rw-r--r-- 1000/1000        19 2003-03-04 20:27 perl-Test-Tester-0.107/TODO
-rw-r--r-- 1000/1000      6451 2004-07-11 04:35 perl-Test-Tester-0.107/ARTISTIC
-rw-r--r-- 1000/1000       603 2004-07-05 17:22 perl-Test-Tester-0.107/Makefile.PL
drwxr-xr-x 1000/1000         0 2008-03-01 16:17 perl-Test-Tester-0.107/lib/
drwxr-xr-x 1000/1000         0 2008-03-01 16:17 perl-Test-Tester-0.107/lib/Test/
drwxr-xr-x 1000/1000         0 2008-03-01 16:17 perl-Test-Tester-0.107/lib/Test/Tester/
-rw-r--r-- 1000/1000       372 2005-07-04 17:31 perl-Test-Tester-0.107/lib/Test/Tester/Delegate.pm
-rw-r--r-- 1000/1000      1273 2004-07-11 11:16 perl-Test-Tester-0.107/lib/Test/Tester/CaptureRunner.pm
-rw-r--r-- 1000/1000      4251 2008-03-01 16:13 perl-Test-Tester-0.107/lib/Test/Tester/Capture.pm
-rw-r--r-- 1000/1000     17068 2008-03-01 16:14 perl-Test-Tester-0.107/lib/Test/Tester.pm
-rw-r--r-- 1000/1000      3143 2008-03-01 16:12 perl-Test-Tester-0.107/CHANGES
-rw-r--r-- 1000/1000       349 2008-03-01 16:17 perl-Test-Tester-0.107/META.yml
-rw-r--r-- 1000/1000       307 2005-07-04 18:22 perl-Test-Tester-0.107/MANIFEST
+ STATUS=0
+ '[' 0 -ne 0 ']'
+ cd perl-Test-Tester-0.107
+ /bin/chmod -Rf a+rX,u+w,g-w,o-w .
+ exit 0
Executing(%build): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.JIXFCg
+ umask 022
+ cd /apps/users/redcricket/platform/red-vendor_perl/perl-Test-Tester/BUILD
+ cd perl-Test-Tester-0.107
+ /usr/RED/perl/bin/perl Makefile.PL INSTALLDIRS=vendor
Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Writing Makefile for Test::Tester
Writing MYMETA.yml
+ make
make[1]: Entering directory `/apps/users/redcricket/platform/red-vendor_perl/perl-Test-Tester/BUILD/perl-Test-Tester-0.107'
cp lib/Test/Tester.pm blib/lib/Test/Tester.pm
cp lib/Test/Tester/Capture.pm blib/lib/Test/Tester/Capture.pm
cp lib/Test/Tester/CaptureRunner.pm blib/lib/Test/Tester/CaptureRunner.pm
cp lib/Test/Tester/Delegate.pm blib/lib/Test/Tester/Delegate.pm
Manifying blib/man3/Test::Tester::Capture.3
Manifying blib/man3/Test::Tester.3
Manifying blib/man3/Test::Tester::CaptureRunner.3
make[1]: Leaving directory `/apps/users/redcricket/platform/red-vendor_perl/perl-Test-Tester/BUILD/perl-Test-Tester-0.107'
+ make test
make[1]: Entering directory `/apps/users/redcricket/platform/red-vendor_perl/perl-Test-Tester/BUILD/perl-Test-Tester-0.107'
PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /apps/RED/red-perl-5.14.1/bin/perl "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_harness(0, 'blib/lib', 'blib/arch')" t/*.t
t/auto.t ......... ok  
t/capture.t ...... ok  
t/check_tests.t .. ok      
t/depth.t ........ ok  
t/run_test.t ..... ok    
All tests successful.
Files=5, Tests=169,  0 wallclock secs ( 0.04 usr  0.00 sys +  0.10 cusr  0.01 csys =  0.15 CPU)
Result: PASS
make[1]: Leaving directory `/apps/users/redcricket/platform/red-vendor_perl/perl-Test-Tester/BUILD/perl-Test-Tester-0.107'
+ exit 0
Executing(%install): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.RidKYZ
+ umask 022
+ cd /apps/users/redcricket/platform/red-vendor_perl/perl-Test-Tester/BUILD
+ cd perl-Test-Tester-0.107
+ make install
make[1]: Entering directory `/apps/users/redcricket/platform/red-vendor_perl/perl-Test-Tester/BUILD/perl-Test-Tester-0.107'
Manifying blib/man3/Test::Tester::Capture.3
Manifying blib/man3/Test::Tester.3
Manifying blib/man3/Test::Tester::CaptureRunner.3
Installing /apps/RED/red-perl-5.14.1/lib/vendor_perl/5.14.1/Test/Tester.pm
Installing /apps/RED/red-perl-5.14.1/lib/vendor_perl/5.14.1/Test/Tester/Delegate.pm
Installing /apps/RED/red-perl-5.14.1/lib/vendor_perl/5.14.1/Test/Tester/CaptureRunner.pm
Installing /apps/RED/red-perl-5.14.1/lib/vendor_perl/5.14.1/Test/Tester/Capture.pm
Installing /apps/RED/red-perl-5.14.1/man/man3/Test::Tester.3
Installing /apps/RED/red-perl-5.14.1/man/man3/Test::Tester::Capture.3
Installing /apps/RED/red-perl-5.14.1/man/man3/Test::Tester::CaptureRunner.3
Appending installation info to /apps/RED/red-perl-5.14.1/lib/5.14.1/x86_64-linux-thread-multi/perllocal.pod
make[1]: Leaving directory `/apps/users/redcricket/platform/red-vendor_perl/perl-Test-Tester/BUILD/perl-Test-Tester-0.107'
+ /usr/lib/rpm/brp-compress
+ /usr/lib/rpm/brp-strip
+ /usr/lib/rpm/brp-strip-static-archive
+ /usr/lib/rpm/brp-strip-comment-note
Processing files: perl-Test-Tester-0.107-1.x86_64
error: File not found: /apps/users/redcricket/platform/red-vendor_perl/perl-Test-Tester/BUILDROOT/perl-Test-Tester-0.107-1.x86_64/apps/RED/red-perl-5.14.1/lib/vendor_perl/5.14.1/Test/Tester.pm
error: File not found: /apps/users/redcricket/platform/red-vendor_perl/perl-Test-Tester/BUILDROOT/perl-Test-Tester-0.107-1.x86_64/apps/RED/red-perl-5.14.1/lib/vendor_perl/5.14.1/Test/Tester/CaptureRunner.pm
error: File not found: /apps/users/redcricket/platform/red-vendor_perl/perl-Test-Tester/BUILDROOT/perl-Test-Tester-0.107-1.x86_64/apps/RED/red-perl-5.14.1/lib/vendor_perl/5.14.1/Test/Tester/Capture.pm
error: File not found: /apps/users/redcricket/platform/red-vendor_perl/perl-Test-Tester/BUILDROOT/perl-Test-Tester-0.107-1.x86_64/apps/RED/red-perl-5.14.1/lib/vendor_perl/5.14.1/Test/Tester/Delegate.pm
error: File not found: /apps/users/redcricket/platform/red-vendor_perl/perl-Test-Tester/BUILDROOT/perl-Test-Tester-0.107-1.x86_64/apps/RED/red-perl-5.14.1/man/man3/Test::Tester::Capture.3
error: File not found: /apps/users/redcricket/platform/red-vendor_perl/perl-Test-Tester/BUILDROOT/perl-Test-Tester-0.107-1.x86_64/apps/RED/red-perl-5.14.1/man/man3/Test::Tester.3
error: File not found: /apps/users/redcricket/platform/red-vendor_perl/perl-Test-Tester/BUILDROOT/perl-Test-Tester-0.107-1.x86_64/apps/RED/red-perl-5.14.1/man/man3/Test::Tester::CaptureRunner.3


RPM build errors:
    Macro % has illegal name (%define)
    File not found: /apps/users/redcricket/platform/red-vendor_perl/perl-Test-Tester/BUILDROOT/perl-Test-Tester-0.107-1.x86_64/apps/RED/red-perl-5.14.1/lib/vendor_perl/5.14.1/Test/Tester.pm
    File not found: /apps/users/redcricket/platform/red-vendor_perl/perl-Test-Tester/BUILDROOT/perl-Test-Tester-0.107-1.x86_64/apps/RED/red-perl-5.14.1/lib/vendor_perl/5.14.1/Test/Tester/CaptureRunner.pm
    File not found: /apps/users/redcricket/platform/red-vendor_perl/perl-Test-Tester/BUILDROOT/perl-Test-Tester-0.107-1.x86_64/apps/RED/red-perl-5.14.1/lib/vendor_perl/5.14.1/Test/Tester/Capture.pm
    File not found: /apps/users/redcricket/platform/red-vendor_perl/perl-Test-Tester/BUILDROOT/perl-Test-Tester-0.107-1.x86_64/apps/RED/red-perl-5.14.1/lib/vendor_perl/5.14.1/Test/Tester/Delegate.pm
    File not found: /apps/users/redcricket/platform/red-vendor_perl/perl-Test-Tester/BUILDROOT/perl-Test-Tester-0.107-1.x86_64/apps/RED/red-perl-5.14.1/man/man3/Test::Tester::Capture.3
    File not found: /apps/users/redcricket/platform/red-vendor_perl/perl-Test-Tester/BUILDROOT/perl-Test-Tester-0.107-1.x86_64/apps/RED/red-perl-5.14.1/man/man3/Test::Tester.3
    File not found: /apps/users/redcricket/platform/red-vendor_perl/perl-Test-Tester/BUILDROOT/perl-Test-Tester-0.107-1.x86_64/apps/RED/red-perl-5.14.1/man/man3/Test::Tester::CaptureRunner.3
make: *** [perl-Test-Tester-0.107-1.x86_64.rpm] Error 1
redcricket@cel6-test:~/platform/red-vendor_perl/perl-Test-Tester$ cat /etc/redhat-release
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.1 (Santiago)

The problem is that for one reason or another rpmbuild does not want to place the installed files into the BUILDROOT/perl-Test-tester-0.107.x86_64 directory.  So to correct this I wrote the shell script ...

redcricket@cel6-test:~/platform/red-vendor_perl/perl-Test-Tester$ cat ../process_install_output.sh
#!/bin/sh
#
# $Id: process_install_output.sh,v 1.1.2.1 2011/09/09 19:24:34 redcricket Exp $
#
#       This script is used in perl-<Module>.spec files
#
INSTALL_OUTPUT=$1
BUILDROOT=$2

if [ -z "$INSTALL_OUTPUT" ]
then
        echo "Usage : $0 <install output file> <rpm build root directory>"
        exit 1
fi

if [ -z "$BUILDROOT" ]
then
        echo "Usage : $0 <install output file> <rpm build root directory>"
        exit 1
fi
cat $INSTALL_OUTPUT
echo "grep "Installing" $INSTALL_OUTPUT"
for installed_file in `grep "Installing" $INSTALL_OUTPUT | cut -d' ' -f2`
do
        installed_dir=`dirname $installed_file`
        echo "Executing [mkdir -p $BUILDROOT/$installed_dir]"
        mkdir -p $BUILDROOT/$installed_dir
        echo "Execute [cp -p $installed_file $BUILDROOT/$installed_dir]"
        cp -p $installed_file $BUILDROOT/$installed_dir
done

 Then I call this script in the %install section of my SPEC file like so ...
redcricket@cel6-test:~/platform/red-vendor_perl/perl-Test-Tester$ cp perl-Test-Tester.spec perl-Test-Tester.spec_broken
 redcricket@cel6-test:~/platform/red-vendor_perl/perl-Test-Tester$ vim perl-Test-Tester.spec
redcricket@cel6-test:~/platform/red-vendor_perl/perl-Test-Tester$ diff perl-Test-Tester.spec perl-Test-Tester.spec_broken
27,29c27
< make install > %{_topdir}/%{name}.install.out
< chmod +x ../../../process_install_output.sh
< ../../../process_install_output.sh %{_topdir}/%{name}.install.out ../../BUILDROOT/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}.%{_arch}
---
> make install

... doing that solved my problem. :)