All, I know I have repeated my posts, but I am still trying to find the answers. Please help. 1. I understand that I can use prefix to define the installation location. I have done that in my spec file. Thanks. 2. I would like to do the following on top of using --prefix for locating the installation directory, "rpm -i software_a.rpm STRING1 STRING2" STRING1 and STRING2 are just string variables. 3. "Could you please explain your need more clearly and reasoning behind it. Remember rpm installs are meant to be non-interactive and can be done via the api/depsolver bypassing the command line." I would like to be able to doing something in the postinstall section of the spec file such as: "echo $STRING1" "echo $STRING2" Of course, I will do more than just echo, but having the abilities to do echo meaning I can use those strings however I want during the postinstall process. Essentially, STRING1 can be a servername, and the postinstall section of the spec file needs to process this servername or start processes with this string. 4. "James' reply covered this thoroughly please reread, currently passing parameters to scriptlets is unspupported. Bleeding edge work is being done one this but you can not do this at the moment with any released version of rpm." So, nobody actually pass parameters, values while doing "rpm -i"??? How does one able to do what I want to do in their installation? I am sure that it is not uncommon to do it, am i right? 5. If I cannot pass the values from the "rpm -i" command, then how can i assign STRING1 and STRING2 during the installation? Prompts in postinstall part of the spec file? Thanks and please advice. Barry _______________________________________________ Rpm-list mailing list Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list
