On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 02:29:31PM -0600, Orion Poplawski wrote:
> On 08/22/2014 02:23 PM, Dusty Mabe wrote:
> >The scenario I am concerned with here is:
> >
> >if
> >  * A requires B
> >  * B requires C
> >  * C requires A
> >
> >This basically yields a case where ordering can't be properly done because
> >rpm doesn't know which dependency is stronger. If all of the rpms in question
> >just deliver files then all is well with the world but if each of them have
> >scriptlets the ordering can definitely matter and this would be a problem.
> >
> >Dusty
> >
> 
> Scriptlet dependency ordering it specified with for example:
> 
> Requires(post): pkg
> 
> Are there any circular scriptlet deps?

So that may be the answer. This *new to me* feature solves the case of
scriptlets which is really the only place you see errors *during* the
install.

Thanks Orion
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