Re: .rpmsave vs .rpmnew

[Jeff Johnson <jbj JBJ ORG>]

On Tue, Jul 24, 2001 at 09:55:42AM -0400, Alan Eldridge wrote:
> >
> >> So I have a config file I have changed. I install the new rpm. My config
> >> file gets renamed to .rpmsave. My configuration is no longer in place. This
> >> contradicts the behavior you described.
> >>
> >> The file is marked (noreplace).
> >
> >its only marked noreplace in the rpm you've just installed, not the one
> >that is already in the db.
> >
> 
> File is marked noreplace in both rpms. (Extreme case: they're the same rpm.)
> Still, existing file is moved to .rpmsave.
> 

*Why* do you want a file to be installed with extension .rpmnew?

You can always just put the extension on the file in package.

73 de Jeff

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