On Sun, 06 Aug 2000, you wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 06, 2000 at 04:33:32PM +0800, Ian C.Sison wrote:
> > Can there be an RPM that will merely add on to the rpmrc file the macros needed
> > by the new BM'ed specs?
>
> I don't understand this. If you can install an RPM that would update your
> macros, why can't you install the newest RPM?
Because (correct me if i am wrong), the newest RPM has macros that all point to
new locations for /usr/doc, /usr/man, /usr/info to somewhere in /usr/share.
You don't want this new version of RPM screwing with the old setup by pointing
the docs of new packages to /usr/share/{man|doc|info}, as it will be
inconsistent with the rest of your (older) distro.
What i think is needed is some sort of upgrade SPECfile which contains
no new binary of RPM but simply installs the macros, and points the
/usr/{man/doc/info} where they should be.
