On ���, 2002-01-19 at 00:30, Borsenkow Andrej wrote:
> {pts/1}% LC_TIME=en rpm -q --changelog grpmi | less
>
> ...
>
> * Wed Oct 25 2000 DindinX <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 7.2-17mdk
>
> - Use the DURING_INSTALL environment variable to avoid ldconfig
> and update-menus to be launch several times.
>
> Unfortunately the real effect was that postinstall (and I guess
> preinstall) scripts were NEVER executed. Not only for kernel but for ANY
> package whatever.
>
> More than a year ...
That means that installing via Software manager (or X mode of urpmi) may
result in arbitrary problems due to scripts not being run.
I believe Mandrake should
- issue advisory to *not* use Software Manager to install software
- release update ASAP
-andrej
After installing the new cooker updates if I try to run update-menus from
console it core dumps, sounds like this fix messed up the menu updates too.
