On 2006-04-10 11:53:04 +0100, Brian Morrison wrote: > On 10/04/2006 Peter J. Holzer wrote: > > > That's when the config file has essential changes for the updated > > > package to work at all, and hence must be installed. The rpmsave > > > file is there as a hint that you need to merge your previous changes with > > > the new format. > > > > How does RPM decide whether the changes are "essential"? Is there a > > flag in the SPEC file? > > It is decided by whoever writes the spec file.
Hmpf. I guess that's what I deserve for asking such imprecise questions.
Ok, I think I found it in /usr/share/doc/rpm-4.3.1/spec:
| The %config(noreplace) indicates that the file in the package should
| be installed with extension .rpmnew if there is already a modified file
| with the same name on the installed machine.
So, the default seems to be to replace config files, but it the packager
deems an update non-essential he can mark it with noreplace.
BTW, is there somewhere a complete up-to-date description of the spec
file? The file above is just a "what's new since some unspecified
release" file, and RPM to the max is now over 5 years old.
hp
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