Dependencies ignored with YUM install

[Eran Ben Natan]

Hello all,

 

I have a package B that requires A. When I run 'yum install B' and A
fails, B is installed anyway. Is this the right behavior? Can I change
it?

See below my spec file and the result.

 

Thanks, Eran

 

Name: Test

Version: 1.0

Release: 1

Summary: Test

 

#Group:

License: Some License

#URL:

#Source0:

#BuildRoot:     %(mktemp -ud
%{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-XXXXXX)

 

%description

Test

 

#BuildRequires:

 

%prep

 

%build

 

%install

rm -rf %{buildroot}

mkdir -p %{buildroot}/tmp/

touch %{buildroot}/tmp/A

touch %{buildroot}/tmp/B

 

%package -n A

Summary: Test A

%description -n A

Test A

 

%files -n A

%defattr(-,root,root,-)

/tmp/A

 

%pre -n A

exit 1

 

%package -n B

Requires: A

Summary: Test B

%description -n B

Test B

 

%files -n B

%defattr(-,root,root,-)

/tmp/B

 

%clean

rm -rf %{buildroot}

 

%changelog

 

Downloading Packages:

(1/2): A-1.0-1.x86_64.rpm
| 1.6 kB     00:00

(2/2): B-1.0-1.x86_64.rpm
| 1.5 kB     00:00

------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------

Total
150 kB/s | 3.1 kB     00:00

Running rpm_check_debug

Running Transaction Test

Transaction Test Succeeded

Running Transaction

Error in PREIN scriptlet in rpm package A-1.0-1.x86_64

error: %pre(A-1.0-1.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 1

error:   install: %pre scriptlet failed (2), skipping A-1.0-1

  Installing : B-1.0-1.x86_64
2/2

  Verifying  : B-1.0-1.x86_64
1/2

  Verifying  : A-1.0-1.x86_64
2/2

 

Installed:

  B.x86_64 0:1.0-1

 

Failed:

  A.x86_64 0:1.0-1

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