On Wed, 05 Aug 2015 06:37:41 -0400, Colin Walters wrote: > On Tue, Aug 4, 2015, at 01:38 PM, Michael Schwendt wrote: > > > > Either %config or %config(noreplace) can cause problems during update. > > Neither one is completely safe with regard to breaking a program at > > runtime. It can be necessary to switch from %config(noreplace) to %config, > > or vice versa, in updates. > > FWIW rpm-ostree (really ostree) consistently uses the equivalent of > %config(noreplace) always for everything in /etc, regardless of what the > input RPM says. > > I think global predictability and consistency here is superior to > per-package choice.
MUST: Admin must painstakingly review and handle all .rpmnew/.rpmsave files, which are created when installing an update. Aiming for consistency, I agree with that. Predictability? Nah. Both %config and %config(noreplace) bear risks. -- devel mailing list devel@lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct