Bug 68903 - initscripts (and other packages) should require redhat-release
Summary: initscripts (and other packages) should require redhat-release
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Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: initscripts
Version: 7.3
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
low
low
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Bill Nottingham
QA Contact: Brock Organ
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Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2002-07-15 20:31 UTC by Tarhon-Onu Victor
Modified: 2014-03-17 02:28 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2002-07-15 20:31:58 UTC
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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.


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