[OpenAFS] Small suggestion for RH spec file?

[Derek Atkins]

Tough.  If you don't like it, don't use my RPMS. :-P

Besides, if you can add your own private entries to the CellServDB
(via the CellCervDB.local), then why do you care if you also have
the CellServDB.global data as well?

-derek

Paul Blackburn <mpb@est.ibm.com> writes:

> Hmm, that _assumes_ that we all use the same CellServDB.global file.
> Incorrect assumption.
> 
> A better solution is to provide a means for us to use our own
> CellServDB file
> (and not stomp on it with the next RPM install).
> --
> cheers
> paul                           http://acm.org/~mpb
> 
> Derek Atkins wrote:
> 
> >I'm away on vacation, but I've been sent code for the SPEC file to
> >_generate_ CellServDB at runtime from a CellServDB.global (replaced
> >with the RPM) and a CellServDB.local (where you place your local
> >information).  This change will go into future (read: 1.2.9) RPMs.
> >
> >-derek
> >
> >Deniz Akkus Kanca <deniz@arayan.com> writes:
> >
> >
> >>Hello,
> >>
> >> Currently the RH RPM, openafs-client overwrites
> >> /usr/vice/etc/CellServDB and saves the original as
> >> /usr/vice/etc/CellServDB.rpmsave
> >>
> >> I looked at the spec file for building the RPMs: The line: %config
> >> /usr/vice/etc/CellServDB
> >>
> >> can be changed to: %config(noreplace) /usr/vice/etc/CellServDB
> >>
> >> in which case, RPM does not overwrite the /usr/vice/etc/CellServDB
> >> already present, but puts in the new file as
> >> /usr/vice/etc/CellServDB.rpmnew
> >>
> >> I'd like to suggest that this behavior is preferable. I find the
> >> current behavior problematic since I use a modified CellServDB that
> >> includes just our cell and updating via RPM on a number of clients
> >> has been cumbersome due to the present behavior of writing over
> >> CellServDB. Best regards,
> >>Deniz
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> 

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