rpm - rpmbuild: using script files contained in the package in %pre script

Question

I have to perform multiple elaborate "sanity" checks on target system before an RPM package installs/upgrades. I want to contain the procedure in a script (bash/python/php or otherwise) alongside other accessory files (such as SQL scripts) which wouldn't be installed with other files but only used during pre(install|upgrade).

Where do I put these files for rpmbuild and how do I call/reference them (paths, etc.) inside %pre section and inside main script? How do I reference then-to-be-installed data files (said SQL scripts)?

Thanks for any help.

Answer 1

RPM doesn't have this functionality. As I see it, you have two options:

1. Tar up the files, encode them to a text format (e.g. uuencode) and decode and untar them in the %pre. Ugly, but possible.

2. Have a separate RPM, say sql-dependencies, that provides these files. Then in your existing RPM add the following:

   Requires(pre) : sql-dependencies.