Circular dependencies in RPM

[Orion Poplawski]

On 08/22/2014 02:23 PM, Dusty Mabe wrote:
> The scenario I am concerned with here is:
>
> if
>   * A requires B
>   * B requires C
>   * C requires A
>
> This basically yields a case where ordering can't be properly done because
> rpm doesn't know which dependency is stronger. If all of the rpms in question
> just deliver files then all is well with the world but if each of them have
> scriptlets the ordering can definitely matter and this would be a problem.
>
> Dusty
>

Scriptlet dependency ordering it specified with for example:

Requires(post): pkg

Are there any circular scriptlet deps?

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