On Tue, 30 Jun 2020 10:23:21 -0400 Brian Reichert <reichert@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 07:35:05AM -0400, Scott Andrews wrote: > > I have built some binary rpms that have scripts that need to run > > upon installation. I am using the --root to install to an sdcard > > for a raspberry pi 4. Does the scripts run in the proper context > > of the "new" root directory or will they run in the context of the > > "host". > > It should be chrooted in the named directory: > > https://linux.die.net/man/8/rpm > > --root DIRECTORY > > Use the file system tree rooted at DIRECTORY for all operations. > Note that this means the database within DIRECTORY will be used > for dependency checks and any scriptlet(s) (e.g. %post if > installing, or %prep if building, a package) will be run after > a chroot(2) to DIRECTORY. > > > I don't want to trash the host system > > Depends on how you've populated the chroot environment. Are those > files copies, or hard links? > > I've hosed myself by improperly mounting /dev in the chroot > environment, and from within there, deleting things... I am install to an sdcard mounted in the filesystem then using rpm to install there using --root. Nothing is mounted in the filesystem except for a clean sdcard containing / and /boot direectories which have no files. a number of binary rpms are then installed to that directory. _______________________________________________ Rpm-list mailing list Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.rpm.org/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list
