I have a customized RPM that builds a set of subpackages. Each subpackage has a %post script in the spec file that is used to copy some symlinks to another folder:
%post server
echo "Copying symlinks..." >> /tmp/mystuff.log
pwd >> /tmp/mystuff.log
cp -av /etc/mystuff/symlinks/server/current /etc/mystuff/ >> /tmp/splashtheme.log 2>&1
When I install one of the subpackage RPMs on a running system, it works fine. When I install it via Anaconda (as part of a Kickstart package list), the RPM's post-install scripts do not seem to run.
Edit: As it turns out, they actually do run, but I'm getting an error that says:
/var/tmp/rpm-tmp.48901: line 3: cp: command not found
Apparently, Anaconda is attempting to install my RPM before it installs coreutils, even though I specify coreutils as a dependency in Requires:.
So, my revised question is the title: How can I force my package to be installed after coreutils?
@Justin, you're being lucky that that works as anaconda could still install them in a different order if its in the same transaction. What you need is:
Requires: coreutils
Requires(post): coreutils
That way anaconda/rpm will ensure that core utils is installed prior to your %post being run.