> The basic dependency -is- observed; in other words, I can't >install mysql without also installing ncurses and gpm. But the install >order isn't right. Mysql has this dependency 'Requires(post): ncurses'. >To enable something in the mysql package to really use the ncurses >library during the %post script, ncurses -and- gpm must be installed >before mysql... that's why calling the contents of a package as part of the postinstall is discouraged: I don't think there's any promise of precise install order.