I'm working on an rpm that creates a Linux repository on a server.
I'm calling it repo-1.0.0-1.i386.rpm. Basically I want to take all
the rpms from the distro DVD and install them in the web root, run
createrepo on them and a few other minor things and be happy.
Normally when building an rpm I would take all the files I need and
package them into the rpm and let rpm install them. Doing that with
this rpm makes the rpm huge between 2 & 3 Gig although it does seem to
work. This rpm also needs to be added to a custom distribution DVD so
adding this rpm to the custom DVD iso basically doubles it in size.
It seems more logical that since I already have the DVD media handy to
make an rpm with a post script that takes the rpms off the DVD and
puts them in the right spot, does the few minor tweaks and I'm good to
go. This makes for a very nice very small rpm. It works fine when
testing the rpm on a test bed. The script behaves predictably and
mounts the DVD, grabs the files and puts them in the correct
locations. It's another story entirely when the rpm is included in
the system kickstart and installed when the server is first created.
None of the post script actually functions.
In fact any minor command that I run as part of a post script in an
rpm that is installed when the system is being built seems to fail.
This after hours of making sure that paths to commands are correct for
what they would be during installation. The install.log shows that
either the command is not found or the file being acted upon is not
found.
There seems to be a huge difference in behavior of rpms (at least the
post script section) installed as stand alone and when they are
installed at system installation.
I've read Maximum RPM and cannot find anything. I've read the fedora
project sections on rpm and am still at a loss.
Some guidance would be appreciated.
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