Axel Thimm <Axel.Thimm@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: >> > The bottom line is: Don't %config/%config(noreplace) files under /usr. >> >> 1. When will you finally understand that rpm's %config has nothing to do >> with configurating a system. %config only specifies rpm's behavior upon >> handling of backups upon install. > > First of all, since I didn't even mention the word "configuration" in > the above (fully quoted), please stop jumping to conclusions. Secondly > if a packager specifies %config* in the specfile he assumes that > something outside his control will regularily modify this file, so rpm > needs to properly cater for that. > > And that's what's relevant *the assumption that this file has to be > outside of the packager's control*. Now you tell me what kind of files > these are. We don't usually %config* stuff under /var (in fcat we > don't even mention 99% of the logfiles in package manifests), so that > leaves us with ...? Yes, say it ... It's not that difficult ... Files which are touched by rpm %scriptlets. In some cases (e.g. fonts.dir), the relocating to /var would be a cleaner solution but would require lot of work. But e.g. for /usr/lib/locale/locale-archive and perhaps the icon-caches this would be just overkill. Such files are handled best with %config and some %verify magic. %ghost might work too but it is some kind of exotic rpm feature with sometimes unexpected/unspecified behavior. Enrico -- Fedora-maintainers mailing list Fedora-maintainers@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-maintainers -- Fedora-maintainers-readonly mailing list Fedora-maintainers-readonly@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-maintainers-readonly
