Re: Doing a preinstallation check

[Ken Failbus <ken failbus ulticom com>]

Hi Joe,

   Normally, any checks or conditions that you test inside the 
preinstall script is before installation. So, this would not further 
continue the installation if the check or conditions are not met. I 
think in my opnion the check is appropriate inside the preinstall script 
of your RPM package.

Regards,
Ken
Joe Van Dyk said the following on 7/26/2006 3:01 PM:

> Hi,
>
> Say I want to run a command before installing an RPM.  If the command
> fails, the RPM should not install.  If I was installing multiple RPMs
> at the same time and that command inside that RPM failed, none of the
> RPMs would install.
>
> Is that an appropriate use of the %preinstall (or is is %pre) section?
>
> Joe
>
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