On Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:26:32 -0800, Daniel Yek wrote: > How do I make sure that files created during rpm installation are being > recorded as belonging to the package? I'm not sure, but I think if rpm > %post install script created some symbolic links, they might not be > recorded as installed by the rpm package. (Or are they?) > > How RPM keeps track of files created by scripts? Does it trap system calls > to record all created files and symbolic links? If not, what one needs to > do to make sure that all files and symbolic links created are being > accounted for properly? You "touch" them in the %install section of your spec file and %ghost them in the %files section. That way they belong into the package. And upon package removal RPM will remove the files. Just make sure you don't %ghost any files which are filled with important contents at run-time. It might be unexpected by the user if such files (e.g. databases) are removed automatically when the package is uninstalled. -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
