Re: missing file query

[Jeff Johnson <n3npq nc rr com>]

Tapan Kamat wrote:

> Hi
>
> Is it possible to create a rpm package such that it
> reports installation(entry in %files list) of a file,
> but does not actually install the file. An example
> would be to have abc.rpm report that it install
> /usr/bin/abc so that its entry is found in the
> database too, but not actually install the file onto
> the system.
>  

There's a %ghost attribute that was originally devised to control for
permissions of log files, or possible nonexisting files, or possible 
pre-existing files.

Be forewarned: %ghost is poorly defined and goofy and should be avoided 
if at all possible.

73 de Jeff