Re: Core packages are using %config for files being installed under /usr

[Enrico Scholz <enrico scholz informatik tu-chemnitz de>]

Axel Thimm ATrpms net (Axel Thimm) writes:

>> >  While reviewing some fonts-* packages , I saw files being installed
>> >under /usr are marked as %config in their SPECS as shown below
>> >%config(noreplace) %verify(not md5 size mtime) %{ttfontdir}/fonts.alias
>> ...
>> IMO, the fonts.alias example is a fair use of %config that's ok in my book.
>
> But we do want /usr to be "stateless".

afaik, 'fonts.alias' has nothing todo with stateless or non-stateless. This
file won't be touched by any system program (in opposite to fonts.dir and
fonts.scale) but might be used to configure preferences for certain fonts
(e.g. 'fixed' or 'cursor').



Enrico