Borsenkow Andrej wrote: >>Actually, rpm mostly does already Andrej. "--excludepath /usr" >>accomplishes this. Scriptlets need to be aware of this option (if >>possible) or be aware of /usr being mounted remotely when they try to >>do anything that would require writing /usr. >> > > > Ah, good. Is it possible for scripts to access list of excluded > filesystems? OTOH one may also state that scripts have absolutely no > business to mess up with /usr ... > > > It is. Ignoring file versions mismatch results in hard to debug > problems. I even say that RPM must abort in this case. >
So maybe most problems can be solved by using --excludepath and redefining the %update_menus macro? That should really be the only things that appears in scripts and would mess with /usr. Granted, it's a work-around, but it could work until there is a real fix. Buchan -- |----------------Registered Linux User #182071-----------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x202 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7
