Matthew,
Thanks for the reply.
So if I cannot pass values by using "rpm -i software_a.rpm STRING1 STRING2",
then can i do the following:
"export STRING="xxx"; export STRING2="yyy"; rpm -i software_a.rpm"
then in the postinstall section,
I will do the following:
"echo ${STRING1}"
"echo ${STRING2}"
Will this work instead of the orginal rpm usage then i posted?
Thanks
Barry
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew Miller" <mattdm@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 9:38 AM
Subject: Re: How can i enter value during rpm -i and use them during the
postinstall process?
> On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 08:14:34AM -0800, Baz wrote:
> > 1. How can one install a rpm package and would like to change and set
some
> > values such as "servername"? Only by prompting users during postinstall
> > process? Please enlight me in details. I am surprised that there are
nobody
> > doing it in rpm...
>
> No, you can't prompt during the postinstall. Preconfigure the package with
a
> sensible default for the intended platform. If that's not good enough,
> either prompt for the correct info the first time the program is run (if
> it's an interactive app) or else simply don't start until properly
> configured (if it's a server).
>
> > 2. If so, then is there a way to do it silently just like what I have
> > described? One command with additional strings and pass those strings
into
> > the postinstall process? e.g. "rpm -i software_a.rpm STRING1 STRING2"???
> > 3. Can this: "rpm -i software_a.rpm STRING1 STRING2" be done?
>
>
> Errr... is the plan here to repeat yourself until someone tells you what
you
> want to hear? How would yum or apt or anaconda know what packages need
what
> strings passed? If you're installing multiple packages, how would rpm know
> which STRING goes with what package -- or that STRING isn't a package name
> itself?
>
>
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