> I tried to find out which files on my upgraded fc40 installation are not > installed via dnf/rpm. > The list is surprisingly long. > Main reasons are symlinks and directories not defined in the spec file. > A quick check shows that this is also the case with a fresh installation. > > I see three reason for having this clean: > *) Knowing which files comes from installations outside dnf/rpm. > Maybe this is security related? > *) Making some kind of clever backup > (list of RPMs and only additional/changed files) > *) Removal or Upgrade of RPMs/distribution should not left files behind. > > Should this be (slowly) cleaned up or do I see this too strict? I agree with all of your reasons. This clean up process has been going on since Fedora 1. For two early examples, see: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=117163 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=164498 I don't recall an organized effort at this; perhaps someone else will. -- Mike :wq -- _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to devel-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
