In fact if you remove a package only, the file testfile is not removed as well: the other package own it.
OTHO, if you change in a spec file only the perm for example
(or the file content ) there is a true conflict and it is possible to install only one rpm: rpm refuse to install the other.
In conclusion, the behavior of the RPM is corrected avoiding the real
conflicts
Best Regards
2008/5/7 Richard Shade <rshade@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 3:17 PM, Zac Elston <Zac.Elston@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:Greetings.
I'm attempting to demonstrate how RPMs will save the developer's butt by not allowing a file to be overwritten and during my demo, PackageB overwrites PackageA's file
[root@webd-m01 ~]# rpm -q --whatprovides /usr/local/testfile
psi-test-1-dev
psi-retest-2-dev
what did I do wrong?I am considering from this context that PackageA=psi-test-1-dev, and PackageB=psi-retest-2-dev. If so I think you also need %config(noreplace) /usr/local/psi/testfile in PackageB instead of just leaving it under files.
--specfile snippets
Summary: file overwrite test
Name: psi-test
Version: 1
Release: dev
install -D testfile $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/local/psi/testfile
%files
%defattr(644,apache,apache)
%config(noreplace) /usr/local/psi/testfile
Summary: file overwrite test
Name: psi-retest
Version: 2
Release: dev
install -D testfile $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/local/psi/testfile
%files
%defattr(644,apache,apache)
/usr/local/psi/testfile
-zac
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