Hi Jeff- [root@maxwell dir.1]# rpm --version RPM version 4.2.3 I guess it is a bit old. -Aaron > -----Original Message----- > From: rpm-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:rpm-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jeff Johnson > Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 4:11 PM > To: RPM Package Manager > Subject: Re: RE: %pre script failures in alternate root > > On 10/27/06, Aaron Hanson <a.hanson@xxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi All- > > > > I just resolved this; I had no /var/tmp in my > chroot area. I > > guess the rc (2) is a standard shell rc (NOENT). Works fine once I > > added /var/tmp. > > > > Strange that %post scripts worked but %pre did not... > > > > %pre has alway had a "best effort" semantic for hysterical reasons. > > But yes, rpm writes scriptlets into %{_tmppath} (i.e. > /var/tmp) before executing. > > Hmmm, I'm pretty sure that I added a lazy mkdir on /var/tmp > the 14th or 15th time I had to diagnose this problem years ago. > > What version of rpm are you using? > > 73 de Jeff > > _______________________________________________ > 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
