On 01/10/2006 02:59 PM, Josselin Mouette wrote:
For the record, what is the reason why rpm doesn't run the pre-removal
script before upgrading ?
I think the reason is that if the system requires an RPM, you want to
make sure you have a good copy of it on the system at all times,
especially
On Tue, 2006-01-10 at 12:49 +0100, Stanislav Brabec wrote:
4. Enhance GConf:
The right fix IMO is that apps should parse the schema files
client-side, and don't install them to the gconf source at all.
See: http://www.gnome.org/projects/gconf/plans.html
This has a bunch of advantages,
On Tue, 2006-01-10 at 09:53 -0500, Havoc Pennington wrote:
On Tue, 2006-01-10 at 12:49 +0100, Stanislav Brabec wrote:
4. Enhance GConf:
The right fix IMO is that apps should parse the schema files
client-side, and don't install them to the gconf source at all.
See:
On Tue, 2006-01-10 at 12:49 +0100, Stanislav Brabec wrote:
I have been searching for the reason, why GConf database contains
obsolete keys after correct package update. I found that it is a
concept problem, which affects many packaging systems:
GConf expects following update process:
-
On Tue, 2006-01-10 at 18:50 +0100, Jan de Groot wrote:
(ever wondered why debian waits
such a long time when installing a -data package? It's because of the DB
regeneration which fetches the DTD files from sourceforge).
Small point but Sarge has an XML catalogue so the DTD used is a local
On Tue, Jan 10, 2006, Rodney Dawes wrote:
I'm not sure what the best method for dpkg or other systems would be
though. Hopefully less nasty.
As I commented in the BTS, I don't think Debian or Ubuntu are affected.
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Le mardi 10 janvier 2006 à 11:23 -0500, Rodney Dawes a écrit :
According to the RPM documentation, the way to handle this currently,
is unfortunately, to do the --makefile-uninstall-rule in the %pre of
the new package, if it's an upgrade, or in the %preun of the package,
in the event of
On Tue, 2006-01-10 at 17:46 +0100, Mark Rosenstand wrote:
See: http://www.gnome.org/projects/gconf/plans.html
This has a bunch of advantages, among them simplifying packaging.
Looks good. Does this mean that I should close my bug on the subject?
