Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-packaging (284 mails)

[Dave Plater <davejplater@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 02/17/2011 01:59 PM, Marcus Meissner wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 01:49:01PM +0200, Dave Plater wrote:
>   
> > On 02/17/2011 01:29 PM, Yamaban wrote:
> >     
> > > On Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:49, Dave Plater <davejplater@...> wrote:
> > >
> > >       
> > > > Hi, I home:plater:kde4/plasmoid-yawp has a new file
> > > > "%{_kde_share_dir}/apps/ion_accuweather/satellite_map.conf" so I added :
> > > > "%config %{_kde_share_dir}/apps/ion_accuweather/satellite_map.conf" to
> > > > the files section, I didn't own the directory but 11.3 gives the same
> > > > error :
> > > >         
> > > <snip>
> > >       
> > > > RPM build errors:
> > > >    File must begin with "/":
> > > > /usr/share/kde4/apps/ion_accuweather/satellite_map.conf
> > > >
> > > > Removing %config and owning the new directory results in a successful
> > > > build. The bottom line is, I still don't understand "%config" and
> > > > haven't yet nailed down a place where it's explained properly.
> > > > The file "satellite_map.conf" isn't meant to be changed by user.
> > > >         
> > > AFAIK %config is only for 'changeable' config-files e.g. /etc/blah, that
> > > will get an 'extra' handling on update/upgrading and removal of the
> > > package, probable NOT want you want. (It wont be deleted on removal, nor
> > > changed on update (the new file will be 'filename.rpmnew') if the file
> > > marked with %config is changed since install (see rpm --verify).
> > >
> > > In this case I'd use a simple entry in %files, as it provides 'just' the
> > > base-config (defaults).
> > >
> > > Hope this helps, cheers, Yamaban out
> > >
> > >       
> > It's set my mind at ease but rpmbuild sure has a weird way of saying
> > that what I did was wrong. Anything under %_datadir is supposed to be
> > read only so I should have known better.
> >     
> usually if RPM says "File must begin with "/":" it means just that.
>
> Check if the macro is expanded, if there are no leading spaces etc?
>
> Perhaps %config /%{_kde_share_dir}/apps/ion_accuweather/satellite_map.conf
>
> Ciao, Marcus
>   
I've left the online package correct but thought I'd try your suggestion
to see what happens. If I put the "/" in front of  "%{_kde_share_dir}"
it makes rpmbuild happy but rpmlint says :
plasmoid-yawp.x86_64: W: non-etc-or-var-file-marked-as-conffile
/usr/share/kde4/apps/ion_accuweather/satellite_map.conf
A file not in /etc or /var is marked as being a configuration file.
Please put
your conf files in /etc or /var.

So now I know for sure that %config is only for /etc or /var and I've
found a bug in rpmbuild, which I don't have the time to report and it
would end up being very complicated anyway.
I've used %config on files under /etc before and haven't had a problem,
in fact IIRC rpmlint complains if you don't use %config in that case.

Thanks
Dave P
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