Howto print message on rpm install?

Michael Schwendt bugs.michael at gmx.net
Tue Dec 26 13:44:35 UTC 2006


On Tue, 26 Dec 2006 08:37:18 -0500, Neal Becker wrote:

> If I need to echo a message on rpm  install, would 'echo message...' in
> postinstall section be the best way?

No. It disturbes the output of tools like Yum. And it is not seen during
automated (nightly) updates.

Better is to add a clear comment in the %changelog.




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