On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 08:38:38PM +0900, Mamoru TASAKA wrote: > >I believe RPM isn't tracking the symlink — it's just canonicalizing the > >filename when you do the --query --file (or -qf). Easy to do _on_ the > >system, not so good when you're asking about a non-existent file. > On installed files rpm -qf checks the "fingerprint" of the file > and compares with all rpmdb entries having the same basename > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/devel/2012-February/161994.html Ah — where "fingerprint" is "basically inode + device combination" — that definitely is a local-only thing (as that message says, uninstalled files can't have this sort of fingerprint). -- Matthew Miller <mattdm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Fedora Project Leader -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
