linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] kbuild/mkspec: support 'update-bootloader'-based systems

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Message-ID: <20160420080409.GB15339@pobox.suse.cz>
Date:	Wed, 20 Apr 2016 10:04:09 +0200
From:	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>
To:	Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>
Cc:	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.com>, linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kbuild/mkspec: support 'update-bootloader'-based
	systems

On Thu, Apr 07, 2016 at 03:00:54PM +0200, Jiri Kosina wrote:
> From: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>
> 
> When uninstalling kernel RPM, we're unconditionally calling 
> "new-kernel-pkg --remove".

There is of course a test whether the script exists.


> This is useless on systems which are based on 
> 'update-bootloader' script instead.

Right.

 
> Support update-bootloader removal method as well in case the script is 
> present; contrary to new-kernel-pkg, this needs to be done in %postun, 
> otherwise update-bootloader will refuse to remove entry for kernel for 
> which the binary still exists.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>

Applied to kbuild.git#misc. Let's see what other rpm-based distros are
going to need.

Michal