Re: Using rpm to patch several conf files

[James Olin Oden <joden malachi lee k12 nc us>]

On Mon, 24 Nov 2003, Tim Mooney wrote:

> In regard to: Using rpm to patch several conf files, Marcelo Mercio Dandrea...:
> 
> >        Sorry if this a newbie question, Im a begginer on using RPMs.. I
> >        scanned the list archives but wasnt able to find information
> >        regarding it. Im trying to create a rpm to automatically patch
> >        several conf files...  On my rpm, I have the "original" conf file
> >        as it is installed by its package and a patch file to be applied.
> >        I can build and install the RPM with no problem at all, but the
> >        install part only works with the --force option, since I modify
> >        files referred by other packages... (file X from install of Y
> >        conflicts with file from package Z). Is there a way to avoid this
> >        ? Am I trying to use RPMs in a way it wasnt supposed to be used ?
> 
> Probably.  You can avoid `--force' if you investigate the
> `--replace-files' option to RPM, though I have no idea whether that's any
> more "gentle" or not.
>
Is the --replace-files option documented anywhere?  I have heard about it
here and there but I never quite caught/understood all the details on 
using it.

Thanks...james