https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=354982 User hmacht@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=354982#c2 Holger Macht changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |coolo@novell.com --- Comment #2 from Holger Macht 2008-01-28 04:15:41 MST --- *** Bug 356581 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=356581 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=354982 User ro@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=354982#c4 Ruediger Oertel changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |ro@novell.com Status|RESOLVED |REOPENED Resolution|FIXED | --- Comment #4 from Ruediger Oertel 2008-01-28 08:14:04 MST --- and you'll probably end up with all files removed ... rpm-update: pre new package install files from new package post new package preun old package remove files in old that are not in new postun old package the "remove files" will try to remove files below /etc/splashy/themes/ since there is nothing like that in the new package ... -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=354982 User ro@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=354982#c6 --- Comment #6 from Ruediger Oertel 2008-01-28 09:24:58 MST --- the concern exists as long as the new package has the symlink ... example: old package had the file /etc/splashy/themes/openSUSE/background.png new package has only /etc/splashy/themes as symlink new files are installed. ok so far. old files are removed: /etc/splashy/themes/openSUSE/background.png is not in the new package anymore, rpm will try to remove it. Since the symlink /etc/splashy/themes points to the new location, rpm will happily remove the newly installed file from the _new_ path. result: after installation, background.png is missing completely. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=354982 User ro@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=354982#c8 --- Comment #8 from Ruediger Oertel 2008-01-28 17:56:21 MST --- cleanly: not at all. rpm is not cleanly able to do this. hackish: something like this: --------------------------------------------- %pre # code to copy the files to a backup location if test ! -L /etc/splashy/themes ; then cp -a /etc/splashy/themes /etc/splashy/themes.backup fi %triggerpostun -- splashy < 0.3.8 # code to copy the files back where they belong if test -d /etc/splashy/themes.backup ; then cp -a /etc/splashy/themes.backup/* /usr/share/splashy/themes fi ------------------------------------------------ -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=354982 User hmacht@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=354982#c10 Holger Macht changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|REOPENED |RESOLVED Resolution| |FIXED --- Comment #10 from Holger Macht 2008-01-29 07:03:49 MST --- Fixed. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.