Stephen Hahn wrote:
>   If that file goes outside the image, it's not really a packaging
>   action.  So far, I've only heard an attempt to shift such operations
>   back into packaging--why aren't these installer layer
>   responsibilities?

I think the real answer is that the systems (SVR4, RPM) that you're 
replacing don't *require* an installer layer.  Many applications find 
that they must add an installer layer, either from laziness or from gaps 
in the "packaging" layer, but I personally consider that to be a failure 
rather than a model to emulate.

If you're going to require an installer layer, then it is the installer 
layer that users should interact with, with the "packaging" layer being 
an implementation detail hidden underneath it.
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