Michael Schwendt wrote:
On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 06:51:57 -0500, Rex Dieter wrote:
> Michael Schwendt wrote:
> > Making a file %ghost, when multiple packages use the
alternatives
> > system for a shared set of paths, would be wrong.
> I disagree, I've done it, and it works just fine. I've
advocated that
> all alternatives-using-packages (particularly jpackage ones) use this
> technique.
Now you've got N packages which pretend they own a file/symlink.
That's as it should be, imo. You would rather the file/symlink be unowned?
The alternatives symlink is a configuration value and doesn't
belong into
any package. The admin could also point the symlink to something in
/usr/local, and you don't want to remove his customisation when an rpm is
uninstalled.
Stuff done outside of rpm is done by a local admin at their own risk.
-- Rex