SPECS: openldap.spec - %preun & %postun should never fail (said

[Andrzej Krzysztofowicz]

Jakub Bogusz wrote:
> 
> On Sun, Nov 28, 2004 at 05:51:31AM +0100, Andrzej Krzysztofowicz wrote:
> > twittner wrote:
> > > 
> > > Author: twittner                     Date: Sat Nov 27 17:32:36 2004 GMT
> > > Module: SPECS                         Tag: HEAD
> > > ---- Log message:
> > > - %preun & %postun should never fail (said saq ?) - added || :
> > 
> > %post and %preun should never fail.
> 
> I haven't tested it, but doesn't %preun fault prevent
> upgrade/uninstallation? If so, it could be useful sometimes.

I assume that need of uninstalable packages is rather rare.
Maybe postgresql update would be the only case I know.

> > In postun it is no problem.
> > So why do you want to hide errors here ?
> > 
> > > +%postun	libs
> > > +/sbin/ldconfig || :
> > 
> > And this way you cause dependency is not autogwnerated ?
> 
> It is, but it's /bin/sh not /sbin/ldconfig dependency then ;)

exactly

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