Yes; all the run-time dependencies are correct. The reason I like breaking things up into multiple rpm transactions is because it provides more progress information to stdout and stderr. If I remember correctly, even 'rpm -Uv' is very quiet for a long time if it is working on a large set of packages.... -Aaron > -----Original Message----- > From: rpm-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:rpm-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mark Hatle > Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 12:26 PM > To: RPM Package Manager > Subject: Re: Install sequencing > > If you have proper run-time dependencies, you can generally > bootstrap the filesystem (provide a couple of necessary files > and directories) and then do the initial RPM install in one big shot.. > > rpm -i <list of ALL of the packages> > > (or -U) rpm will automatically reorder the install based on > dependencies.. (but again this assumes you have proper > run-time dependencies in your packages.) > > --Mark > > Aaron Hanson wrote: > > Hi All- > > > > I'm using RPM to install a complete embedded system of > > approximately > > 216 packages. Working from an alphbetized list of all the packages, > > I've created a very simple shell script that uses rpmcache, > followed > > by a loop of 'rpm -i --aid' calls into a test install area. The end > > result is what I'd call a properly sequenced list of rpm > transactions > > to install the complete system. But the resulting list is > not optimal; > > it includes some VERY large groups of rpms that could actually be > > broken up into smaller sets. > > > > Before I re-invent the wheel; has anyone got a > suggestion on the > > best way to do this? > > > > Thanks. > > > > -Aaron > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Rpm-list mailing list > > Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > Rpm-list mailing list > Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list > _______________________________________________ Rpm-list mailing list Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list
