[2969] in RedHat Linux List
Re: RPM clobbers files
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Erik Troan)
Wed Nov 6 10:34:49 1996
Date: Wed, 6 Nov 1996 10:28:14 -0500 (EST)
From: Erik Troan <ewt@redhat.com>
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In-Reply-To: <199611061007.KAA08889@weasel.mmm.co.uk>
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On Wed, 6 Nov 1996, Tim Baverstock wrote:
> I can think of no file which should not be preserved by default if it
> fails to match its signature in the RPM database - even binaries and
> logfiles - with the singular exception of cache files or other transients.
>
> Surely it would be a much safer mistake in RPM building to forget to mark
> something as `can be deleted, even if its signature is different'?
This would significantly slow down RPM execution. We could make this a flag
to RPM's behavior if enough people would liek to see the change though.
Erik
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