On Mon, 2005-12-19 at 13:17 +0530, Lakshmi V wrote: > Hi > I am a newbie to RPM , so pardon me for any silly questions > > a. Is it possible to have something like the installation based on > Install Type (like Typical, Complete, Custom as in Windows) in RPM, if > yes how? No. You can break a package into several sub-packages though. > > b. If I want to execute some prerequisites before even starting the > installation, I can put them under %pre header. Can I use the same to > execute any Libraries (.so or any script for that matter), which will > be part of the %files section, and conditionally proceed with the > installation? No. Why would you need to do that though? You can execute stuff that the rpm packages in %post. > > c. Is it possible to copy some files based on some conditions ? i.e > inside %files section is it possible to say that <based on this > condition> copy this file In the %post section you could potentially do that - though I suspect in most cases it would be wrong. > > d. I have a product which depends on various sub components (or > sub-products). These sub-products have files on their own and their > own installation scripts and checks. The selection of these > sub-products and their files, depends on the install type selected by > the user. This is how it is in Windows, if I want to simulate > something in RPM which would do the same, should I make use of > subpackages and make each sub-product a subpackage ? Make use of subpackages - you can script up an easy installer using something like dialog or zenity that lets the user select which components they want, and installs them accordingly. > _______________________________________________ Rpm-list mailing list Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list
