[TriLUG] RPM spec file... Requires: init(foo) ??

Brian Henning brian at strutmasters.com
Thu Aug 17 13:57:16 EDT 2006


Wait, wait..  Aaron ASKS questions?  When did that start?

;-)

~B

Aaron Joyner wrote:
> So I've run across an RPM spec file from an unknown source, which 
> contains the following line:
> Requires: init(dhcp-forwarder)
> 
> This is a spec file syntax with-which I am not familiar.  What does it 
> mean, or where can I find documentation on it?  I'm relatively certain 
> in the environment I'm using this it won't matter (someone else is 
> testing this as I type), but I wanted to try to understand the syntax 
> for educational purposes.
> 
> Does anyone with a handy who has a solid RPM background know, so I don't 
> have to dig through the source to find out?  :)
> 
> Thanks,
> Aaron S. Joyner

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