> From: "Zhang Freeman" <freeman.zhang1992@xxxxxxxxx> > > Hi List! > > I post to ask for the differenced between 'Requires' and 'Requires(pre)' > used in RPM spec file. > > As RPM wiki[1] tells, dependency defined via 'Requires(pre)' should be > fulfilled before installation and can be freely removed after installation, > and 'Requires' should be fulfilled after installation but before > execution. > > However, things won't stick to the script in real life. I find these two > work in the same way. > > Suppose I want to install package A, which depends on package B. RPM stops > the process and warns me the dependency. After B is installed, installation > of A turns to be succeed. Then I remove B, RPM erases both A and B! No > matter it is "Requires(pre)" or "Requires". > > Shouldn't A stay operational after I remove B if I use 'Requires(pre)' ? > > [1] http://www.rpm.org/wiki/PackagerDocs/MoreOnDependencies > > All the best! > Freeman Hi, I am considering it as a bug as well. DNF more specifically libsolv) has the same issue [1]. Honza [1] https://github.com/openSUSE/libsolv/issues/126 _______________________________________________ Rpm-list mailing list Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.rpm.org/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list
