note about packaging init scripts

[Enrico Scholz]

jbj at redhat.com (Jeff Johnson) writes:

>> > > Don't do this:
>> > >
>> > > Requires(pre,post): /sbin/chkconfig
>> > >
>> > > but do that instead:
>> > >
>> > > Requires(pre): /sbin/chkconfig
>> > > Requires(post): /sbin/chkconfig
> ...
> I couldn't care less what you do as packagers, the syntax is there, and
> you can use as you see fit. It Simply Does Not Matter in the majority of
> cases.

Sorry, when I disagree, but when with:

| Requires(pre,postun):  test-A

'test-A' will be installed *after* %pre, then it matters. Or do you know a
way to determine if a package belongs to the "majority of cases", or if it
belongs to the "minority" where 'Requires(pre,postun)' fails miserably?


> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/118773




Enrico
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