[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> rpm is a powerful package tool :-). It may very well depend on how the
> spec file is put together. RedHat made rpm available to all, and I
> think that's a Good Thing, but it means _I_ can make an rpm, and I bet
> if I set my mind to it I could make one that would install files rpm
> lost track of. Probably, someone could do it by accident, too.
>
> Lawson
>
> Never ascribe to malice what stupidity can acount for.
Yes, surely that's a possibility. But 2 packages in a row? The Maximum
RPM book does get into these ***.src.rpm files some and it distinguishes
between them and i386.rpm's as those which install sources (and from
which a whole pkg can be installed) but as far as I've found so far, it
doesn't explain if or why they won't install or update the database.
Still checking into it.
thanks for your comments on it. I'll post when the mystery is unveiled
-- unless someone here demystifies it first.
Jamie
