Bug 68903

Summary: initscripts (and other packages) should require redhat-release
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: Tarhon-Onu Victor <lsmituc>
Component: initscriptsAssignee: Bill Nottingham <notting>
Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE QA Contact: Brock Organ <borgan>
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Description Tarhon-Onu Victor 2002-07-15 20:31:54 UTC
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Description of problem:
Initscripts (and maybe other packages) should require redhat-release because
they use it.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. rpm -e redhat-release || rpm -e rawhide-release
2. init 6
3. Look at the screen while booting: "Welcome to: /etc/redhat-release: no such
file or directory" or something.



Actual Results:  I hit this minor bug while installing a redhat linux system rpm
by rpm (rpm -Uhv -r /mnt/mysystemtree) but it can be hit also by uninstalling
redhat-release or rawhide-release package which is not hard at all not being
required by no other package(s).

Additional info:

As long as initscripts (particulary rc.sysinit) will print an error if
/etc/redhat-release is not present then it should require redhat-release
(provided by redhat-release and rawhide-release packages).
This file is required by many other scripts from various packages to establish
the distribution name or/and other thinkgs.

Comment 1 Bill Nottingham 2002-08-14 01:56:29 UTC
Will be fixed in 6.89-1.