Re: Configuring metacity, TrueType fonts, Multiple Pointing devic es

On Mon, 9 Sep 2002, Kris Urquhart wrote:

>Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 12:42:22 -0700
>From: Kris Urquhart <[email protected]>
>To: [email protected]
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>Subject: Re: Configuring metacity, TrueType fonts, Multiple Pointing devic es
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>----- Original Message -----
>> >> > I'd add "rpm -e abiword" to the XFree86 %post install script if I
>> >> > thought I could get away with it.   ;o)
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> Technically wouldn't work, would it?  Seems like the outer rpm process
>would
>> >> have outstanding locks...
>> >>
>> >
>> >Scarily enough, rpm can now do this. Or at least -U works in post, if
>> >not -e.
>>
>> Be afraid.. be very afraid...  ;o)
>
>"rpm -e" does indeed work in %post.  Do have any inside information on when a
>second edition of "Maximum RPM" might be published?  Thanks.  -Kris

Probably never.

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Mike A. Harris		ftp://people.redhat.com/mharris
OS Systems Engineer
XFree86 maintainer
Red Hat Inc.