Nicolas.Mailhot@xxxxxxxxxxx (Nicolas Mailhot) writes: >> recent java-packages (ant*, xerces*, ...) have scriptlets like >> >> | $ rpm -q --scripts servletapi5-javadoc >> | postinstall scriptlet (using /bin/sh): >> | rm -f /usr/share/javadoc/servletapi5 >> | rm -f /usr/share/javadoc/jsp-api >> | ln -s servletapi5-5.0.18 /usr/share/javadoc/servletapi5 >> | ln -s jsp-api-5.0.18 /usr/share/javadoc/jsp-api >> >> >> This is really bad code because it does not make sense in an rpm-world >> and causes problems in combination with the %_netsharedpath feature. > ... > If you're interested by the problem feel free to review specs and > propose solutions on jpackage-discuss@xxxxxxxxx I fear that my preferred solution (%macro magic) will conflict with policies of jpackage. The feature that every /etc/rpm/macros.* file will be read by rpm is relatively new and might not exist on all jpackage platforms. Missing backward-compatibility will not be a problem on FC so it could be used there. Enrico
