Re: --fileconflicts as default

["Marcus Habermehl (BMH1980)" <bmh1980de yahoo de>]

Marcus Habermehl (BMH1980) schrieb:
> Jeff Johnson schrieb:
> > On Mar 29, 2007, at 8:14 PM, Marcus Habermehl (BMH1980) wrote:
> >
> > > Hi.
> > >
> > > Is there any way, to enable the --fileconflicts option on installing 
> > > and updating as default?
> >
> > Hmmm, what version of rpm? My version of rpm has file conflicts 
> > disabled, RH's is enabled.
> >
> > > Maybe a special macro, a configure option or a patch or anything else.
> > >
> > > I've tried it with /etc/popt. It was working. But -qi / --info 
> > > wasn't working after my changes in /etc/popt. Because of this I must 
> > > remove the popt alias.
> >
> > No popt is the way to add and explivit --fileconflicts when
> >
> > Try this (untested, but simple enough that I have a prayer of typing 
> > correctly)
> >
> >    rpm alias -U --upgrade --fileconflicts
> >
> > Hmmm, perhaps your alias for -i is what broke --info. rpm has 3 
> > different
> > meanings for -i that are contextually dependent for hysterical reasons.
> >
> > FWIW, -U is same as -i if package is not installed, so always use -U. 
> So there is no other way to activate --fileconflicts per default?
>
> I think it isn't a good idea to disable fileconflicts per default. 
> That's the reason for me to activate it.
I've found a patch in the FC rpm package.

--- rpm-4.4.1/lib/poptI.c.conflicts    2005-03-21 10:19:45.000000000 +0000
+++ rpm-4.4.1/lib/poptI.c    2005-03-21 10:19:52.000000000 +0000
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@
/* unchecked@*/
struct rpmInstallArguments_s rpmIArgs = {
    0,            /* transFlags */
-            /* probFilter */
-    (RPMPROB_FILTER_REPLACEOLDFILES | RPMPROB_FILTER_REPLACENEWFILES),
+    0,            /* probFilter */
    0,            /* installInterfaceFlags */
    0,            /* eraseInterfaceFlags */
    0,            /* qva_flags */

Is this the way how I can activate --fileconflicts per default?
> Best regards
> Marcus