Re: Using rpm to patch several conf files

[Liguo Song <liguo song vanderbilt edu>]

On Tue, 25 Nov 2003, James Olin Oden wrote:

> 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 

How about 'man rpm'? You will find the following.

       --replacefiles
              Install  the  packages  even  if  they  replace files from
              other, already installed, packages.

If this is not enough, the source code might be the next step. :)

Best regards.


Liguo