[Rpm-metadata] files listings

seth vidal skvidal at phy.duke.edu
Wed Oct 22 22:02:44 UTC 2003


> Header+payload md5 is rpm specific, read what I wrote, please.

I thought I had - evidently I was confused on which one was a and b.


> File lists are "owned" by package, directories currently listed are just 
> a storage rearrangement,
> as directories that are "owned" also appear in file list with type dir.

> Directories mentioned in path that must be created to install file are 
> neither owned nor explicitly
> mentioned in package metadata.

ah - I see your point. Gotcha - right - I'm only listing the explicitly
owned dirs.

so iirc: and rpm -qpl some.rpm will only list explicitly owned dirs and
files.

That's what I'm proposing to list in the files section.

-sv





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