Bug 53986 – kernel source rpm pre-install scripts "fail" when they aren't failing

Bug 53986 - kernel source rpm pre-install scripts "fail" when they aren't failing

Summary:	kernel source rpm pre-install scripts "fail" when they aren't failing

Status:	CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE

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Product:	Red Hat Raw Hide
Classification:	Retired
Component:	kernel (Show other bugs)
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Version:	1.0
Hardware:	i386 Linux

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Assigned To:	Dave Jones
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Reported:	2001-09-24 19:23 EDT by j. alan eldridge
Modified:	2015-01-04 17:01 EST (History)
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Last Closed:	2004-10-29 23:42:35 EDT
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Description j. alan eldridge 2001-09-24 19:23:36 EDT

Description of Problem:
The pre-install scripts for the headers do:

[ -L /usr/include/linux ] && rm -f /usr/include/linux
[ -L /usr/include/asm ] && rm -f /usr/include/asm

But if those aren't links, it's NOT a failure. But, since the result of the executions 
was false, rpm bitches and bags the install.

Make it:

[ -L /usr/include/linux ] && rm -f /usr/include/linux || true
[ -L /usr/include/asm ] && rm -f /usr/include/asm || true

and then this false-failure won't happen.

Comment 1 Arjan van de Ven 2001-09-25 03:37:10 EDT

I agree on the solution.

However, how did those headers get there ? And RPM will bitch if 
there are files with the same names there.....

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