* Jeff Bond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010402 01:06]:
> You don't need to know where the files end up with RPMs. When you
> uninstall an RPM, the database knows where all the files are and deletes
> them for you.
[Sorry for straying so far off topic by this point. If it is best this
thread should die, let me know.]
This is exactly the problem. If the rpm just happens to provide
/sbin/init, /bin/ls, /bin/grep, or any other program liable to be
exectued by a user or by root, I damn well want to know that the package
intends to install a new version and/or refuse to delete important
programs upon uninstall.
I am just paranoid enough that I don't trust anyone except my OS vender
to get these things right. :) (And that only because I figure someone
else will notice the problem before I get around to upgrading. :)
As for the problem of "when should plex86 make packages available if the
decision has been made to make packages available", snapshot times make
sense to me, or during bug-hunting season and more eyes are desired to
help find the bugs. <shrug> I figure Kevin (and others?) will know When
The Right Time Is. He (they?) know better than anyone else what sort of
support issues he (they?) want to deal with how often. :)
Cheers! :)
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