Re: sendmail update left me in a fix

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On 2006-04-10 09:38:18 +0100, Brian Morrison wrote:
> Peter J. Holzer wrote:
> > [0] Or sometimes, they are replaced and your file is renamed to
> > .rpmsave. I still haven't figured out when that happens.
> 
> That's when the config file has essential changes for the updated
> package to work at all, and hence must be installed. The rpmsave file is
> there as a hint that you need to merge your previous changes with the
> new format.

How does RPM decide whether the changes are "essential"? Is there a flag
in the SPEC file?

	hp

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