* Richard Bos (allabos@freeler.nl) [020118 14:55]:
I don't understand why the mk_initrd and lilo sequence are not part of the post installation scripts of the RPMs, since those steps must be taken, anyway.
Because there's no way for a post-install script to know whether /etc/rc.config:INITRD_MODULES. SInce the initrd isn't isn't
Is this the complete phrase you intended to send. It seems your interesting explanation about /etc/rc.config:INITRD_MODULES is not finished.
Doh. "Because there's no way for a post-install script to know whether /etc/rc.config:INITRD_MODULES is correct." Thanks.
Why wouldn't the rpm post script be able to process the /etc/rc.config file or to call mk_initrd??
Sure, mk_initrd already does source rc.config to get INITRD_MODULES. I mean, if you really want to do it all with one carriage return rpm -Uvh new_kernel.rpm && mk_initrd && lilo && init 6 -- -ckm