jordansissel/fpm — Issue #168: support oversized rpms
Author: jordansissel
Created: 2012-03-01 20:07:52+00:00
State: open

rpm has a design fault that causes it to fail to allow packages larger than 2 gigs (or 8gb, I think, depending on the version of rpm/cpio).

FPM can solve this.

My current proposal is to split the data up into chunks (smaller than the limit), putting each chunk into an rpm by itself, then producing a metapackage that requires all of the chunk packages and includes a post-install script that re-assembles the chunks. Should also include a pre-uninstall script that removes the assembled stuff.