On Tue, 7 Sep 2004 05:47:12 -0700 (PDT), Steve G <linux_4ever(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
>I'm not sure that's ideal behaviour - it is possible to
use things such
>as --dbpath and --root (ignoring not being able to move the transaction
>lock for the moment). I wouldn't expect a failed (EPERM) rm command to
>suggest rerunning as root, likewise for rpm.
I think that using --dbpath and --root is rare. The 80/20 rule is
that people
use rpm to simply upgrade/query a system. Nothing fancy.
The 80/20 rule applies to error messages? We should be happy when an
error message misinforms 20% of the time? That strikes me as a bit
odd. Sure 80/20 for defaults and for ui features and for crap like
that. Error messages, I have a hard time with that.
-jef