handling removal of shared file

[Victoria Muntean]

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I have 3 specfiles for 3 [somehow related] packages, A, B, C.
All 3 specfiles include same configfile /etc/abc_common.cfg.
When I remove package C, rpm -e removes file /etc/abc_common.cfg,
even though A and B are still installed. This breaks packages A and B.

How to make rpm keep shared file until last package that uses it is
removed ?

Thanks

Viki
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[devzero2000]

Post by Victoria Muntean
I have 3 specfiles for 3 [somehow related] packages, A, B, C.
All 3 specfiles include same configfile /etc/abc_common.cfg.
When I remove package C, rpm -e removes file /etc/abc_common.cfg,
even though A and B are still installed. This breaks packages A and B.

I my humble opinion it is a bad RPM practice to have +1 package with the
same config file. In effect i am pretty sure you haven't marked them in the
SPEC as %config,
because the RPM rule will not permit the installation of the second RPM. So
the beaviour you describe
it is not due to RPM.

JMHO, YMMV

Post by Victoria Muntean
Viki
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