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RPM-specific Integration Functions

The following functions are available only for RPM package integration:

• Pass the installation path to RPM (option -prefix)

  A special PIF parameter is used to pass the installation directory path to the RPM installation. This parameter is named as follows:

  PREFIX_rpm_packagename
  

  Dashes within RPM package names are replaced by underscores.

  Examples of parameters containing install paths for RPM packages are:

  $PREFIX_openoffice — contains install path for openoffice:

  $PREFIX_XFree86_libs — contains install path for XFree86-libs

• Show RPM installation progress (option -percent). The RPM installation progress information provided by the option -percent is evaluated and moves the PIF product progress bar in the progress dialog ($PIF_PROGRESSBAR_PRODUCT).

  Note: RPM does not provide progress information at removal time.

• Configure RPM command options per RPM package. These options are defined as comment in a script. Additional install options can be defined in an RPM pre-install (prein) script, removal options can be defined in an RPM pre-remove (preun) script. Keywords in these scripts are as follows.

  In the prein script:

  # PIF_RPM_INSTALL_OPTION=
  # PIF_RPM_REINSTALL_OPTION=
  # PIF_RPM_UPDATE_OPTION=
  

  In the preun script:

  # PIF_RPM_REMOVE_OPTION=
  

  For the method REINSTALL the default is set to --replacepkgs. For the methods INSTALL, UPDATE, and REMOVE no defaults are set.

  Note: In attended mode the option -percent is automatically added for install, reinstall and update jobs.

  Example of a prein script:

  #!/bin/sh
  # following option is used to overwrite the RPM update installation switches:
  # PIF_RPM_UPDATE_OPTION=--replacepkgs --replacefiles
  exit 0