On Thu, 2021-11-18 at 10:05 -0700, linux guy wrote: > > > Except that this is a very different case. You're not telling > > > dnf where > > > it can create its own directory. You are saying "this is your > > > directory, use it". > > > > Yes, use it. But don't destroy data in it that the app didn't create > ! rm > -rf ? Really ? That is a lot strong handed. > > Yes, you have a point. It's a much better argument, than "it could, > > because it did". I still think the prudent (and simple) thing is to > > create a subdirectory and wipe that. Or at least put a scary > > warning > > in the documentation. > > > > Why didn't dnf create its own sub dir within the given directory and > then > just wipe that ? Absolutely no chance of destroying user data if you > do > that.
IMHO the proper policy would be to ask the user before proceeding, e.g.: This will remove all existing content in <directory>. Continue? [N, y] Dnf already asks for confirmation for some other actions, so I don't see the problem with this. poc _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure
