Would the pre-install handler script go inside a tar.gz file that would be the package's source? On 2/1/06, Marcin Krzysztof Porwit <mporwit@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Seems like a sane idea to me. You get revision control of your > configuration, which is a good thing. > > You could do it as a patch, or write a pre-install handler script > to make the changes for you... > > Joe Van Dyk wrote: > > Say I want to add the following lines to /etc/sysctl.conf and do it via a RPM: > > > > kernel.shmmax = 200000000 > > kernel.shmall = 20000000 > > > > Would my RPM just contain a patch? Or would I not want to do this > > kind of thing through an RPM? > > > > Our software requires a bunch of changes to a linux box in order to > > run (modified kernel, the above change, a new compiler, etc). RPMs > > are a sane way of pushing out the changes to the machines, right? > > > > Thanks, > > Joe > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Rpm-list mailing list > > Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list > > -- > Marcin Krzysztof Porwit > mporwit@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > #include <stddisclaimer.h> > > _______________________________________________ > 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
