Good point.... I then could have as part of the rpm script touch log1 touch log2 ...... etc etc and then in the %postun section
rm /path/to/log1 rm /path/to/log2 etc etc.... Nice thought clean action.... Thanks for setting me straight... Side point.... I still haven't seen my question show up. But I got an answer so..... good enough for me. James On Mon, 2002-09-02 at 09:59, Woody Green wrote: > Generally speaking, log files are not part of the package. If I remove > apache for instance, it will leave its log files behind. If I upgrade > apache, it will no overwrite the existing log files. When you look into > the apache spec file you will see the log directory in the package file > list, but not the logs themselves. Since there are unknown files in > that directory when the RPM is removed, rpm leaves the directory > behind. In an upgrade the directory is there in the old and new > packages, the files are untouched. > > Woody > > On Mon, 2002-09-02 at 01:07, James Sparenberg wrote: > > All, > > > > When creating a new rpm of a product that is an update to a previous > > one I need to ensure that previous log files don't get overwritten with > > new versions and blank them out. Many of the Mandrake RPMS are able to > > handle things like this elegantly by saving new files as rpmnew. How is > > this handled in rpm? > > > > Second is there any way to build an rpm with an either/or dependency? > > I've run into problems with a cross distro situation. One names an rpm > > with a - another with an _ Would this be handled in the program itself > > or can an rpm be created with a dependency as a boolean or rather than > > an and. > > > > > > James > > > > > > > > > > > > ---- > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > -- > Woody > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Gatewood Green Network/System Administrator > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.linif.org/ Linux in Idaho Falls Linux User Group > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ---- > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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