On Sat, 2011-12-24 at 17:05 +0000, Jonathan Underwood wrote:
> 
> On Dec 21, 2011 7:55 PM, "Tom Eastep" <[email protected]> wrote:

> >
> > 2)  /sbin/shorewall6 is once again a file rather than a symbolic
> >    link.  The latter proved difficult for rpm to cope with.
> >
> 
> Just wondering what the problem here was? If it's desirable to have it
> as a symlink, I can try and help fix the RPM issue.

Apparently, changing an existing file to a symbolic link in RPM isn't
feasible, according to Tuomo Soini. I've reduced the size of the file to
the point where having multiple copies under different names isn't an
issue.

-Tom
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Tom Eastep        \ When I die, I want to go like my Grandfather who
Shoreline,         \ died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like
Washington, USA     \ all of the passengers in his car
http://shorewall.net \________________________________________________


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