On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 10:47:03 +0200, Patrice Dumas wrote: > On Thu, Mar 29, 2007 at 11:31:03AM +0300, Manuel Wolfshant wrote: > > OK, I don't get it: > > [wolfy@wolfy ~]$ rpm -ql ssmtp --scripts > > postinstall scriptlet (using /bin/sh): > > /usr/sbin/alternatives --install /usr/sbin/sendmail mta > > /usr/sbin/sendmail.ssmtp 30 \ > > [other slave links removed] > > [etc stuff removed from paste] > > /usr/bin/mailq.ssmtp > > /usr/bin/newaliases.ssmtp > > /usr/sbin/sendmail.ssmtp > > /usr/sbin/ssmtp > > > > [wolfy@wolfy ~]$ rpm -qf /usr/sbin/sendmail > > sendmail-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.5.i386 > > ssmtp-2.61-11.1.el4.i386 > > > > There is no %ghost here... where does the difference towards ettercap > > come from, since I have used the same postinstall scriptlet ? > > Maybe it comes from the explicit Provides: > > Provides: MTA smtpdaemon %{_sbindir}/sendmail Yes, it does. $ rpm -q --whatprovides /usr/bin/mailq sendmail-8.13.8-2 $ rpm -ql sendmail |grep mailq /usr/bin/mailq.sendmail /usr/share/man/man1/mailq.sendmail.1.gz Making a file %ghost, when multiple packages use the alternatives system for a shared set of paths, would be wrong. -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list