On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 6:16 PM, Martin Langhoff <martin.langhoff@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I am dealing with cleaning up after a really misbehaved package to clarify a couple of points that may not be clear... - I already have new package that installs files sanely - I am trying to provide %pre that cleans up the mess before the install to protect early users from pain... If it is absolutely not doable, I can pull out the cleanup code to an external script, and make a release note saying "run the script". However, users don't read release notes. btw, the package spec file is here - follow the link and burn your eyes... http://dev.laptop.org/git?p=projects/xs-config;a=blob;f=xs-config.spec.in;h=006af0fa0fe9ef528f054b72d29ef569e54a1d67;hb=HEAD cheers, m -- martin.langhoff@xxxxxxxxx martin@xxxxxxxxxx -- School Server Architect - ask interesting questions - don't get distracted with shiny stuff - working code first - http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Martinlanghoff -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list