%_initscript??

["Mike A. Harris" <mharris meteng on ca>]

I'm trying to write a spec file that will install initscripts to
the proper location on any Red Hat system.  I realize that there
are symlinks in 7.0 pointing to the proper FHS compliant
location, however I want to write my spec file to not make the
assumption that symlinks exist.  In other words, I would like to
install initscripts into:

%_initdir or %_initscripts or something like that, where this
macro expands to /etc/rc.d on Red Hat <= 6.2, and /etc on 7.0 and
up.

Does such a macro exist, or do I need to create one in %install
that reads /etc/redhat-release and creates a macro manually?

Or is some other mechanism there to grab this?  I'd prefer a
method that will work with the stock RPM version from any Red Hat
5.x and up release to maximize .spec file compatability.



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