%post + %postun

[trustytrev]

Hello,
       I am looking for guidance with my spec file please.
Do I just replace what already exists in %post with /sbin/ldconfig
Also there is no %postun section after the %post section.
Do I just insert?
                        %postun
                        /sbin/ldconfig
I am making progress I think.
Thanks very much.
trustytrev.

[Neal ManBear]

More information is required. What are you building? Are you updating it? You mention replacing a current %post. Why do you think it needs to be replaced?

[Texstar]

Hello,
       I am looking for guidance with my spec file please.
Do I just replace what already exists in %post with /sbin/ldconfig
Also there is no %postun section after the %post section.
Do I just insert?
                        %postun
                        /sbin/ldconfig
I am making progress I think.
Thanks very much.
trustytrev.

%post and %postun is only needed if your package is installing library files say in /usr/lib and you need them to be registered or unregistered with your install.

[trustytrev]

Hello,
      I am following the packagers guide RPM_Build_Manual_Rev2.pdf
This is what I am "building"? and where I have reached.


%post
if [ -f %{_sysconfdir}/kismet.conf ] ;
then
   if ! egrep -q "^piddir="  %{_sysconfdir}/kismet.conf
   then
      echo "piddir=/var/run/" >> %{_sysconfdir}/kismet.conf
   fi
fi


What I was unsure about is /sbin/ldconfig  and what should be in the %post & %postun sections
Perhaps a better question would be where/how to find spec files and packages already done for PCLinuxOS that I could examine for guidance.
Thanks.
trustytrev.

[Neal ManBear]

SRPMs can be found here:
http://ftp.nluug.nl/ibiblio/distributions/pclinuxos/apt/pclinuxos/2010/

or here:
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/texstar/pclinuxos/apt/pclinuxos/2010/