Re: RPM dependency scriptlet error did not stop yum install

Stephen Ellis <[email protected]> writes:

> Hi,
>
> I'm using:
> rpm-4.4.2.3-18.el5.x86_64
> yum-3.2.22-20.el5.centos.noarch

 These aren't upstream versions, so you probably want to speak to your
distro.

> I'm building RPMs and found this behavior when my dependency failed to install yet the installation continued.
>
> # yum install xxx-yyy.x86_64
[...]
> Running Transaction
> <My scriptlet error message>
> error: %pre(xxx-base-server-1.0-3.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 1
> error:   install: %pre scriptlet failed (2), skipping xxx-base-server-1.0-3
>   Installing     : xxx-yyy                                                                                           2/2
 I believe this "works" with the latest upstream rpm/yum.

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James Antill -- [email protected]