[Rpm-maint] rpm packages with empty files..

[Pazzo Da Legare]

Dear Mark,

thank you again for your explanation, I will have a look at the sources,

pazzodalegare


2008/1/11, Mark Hatle <mark.hatle at windriver.com>:
> There is a bit that is set by the rpm package that controls various
> aspects of validation.
>
> md5sum, attributes, size, "ghost" (if it may or may not exist), etc.
>
> To properly validate a system, you have to pay attention to these
> attributes and ignore certain changes based on those attributes.
> (Everything is available via query flags.. you may have to look at the
> RPM sources for the actual bit values.)
>
> rpm -Va does this today.
>
> --Mark
>
> Pazzo Da Legare wrote:
> > Thank you Mark.
> >
> > So if one wants to check the integrity of the system( = i.e. all files
> > from each rpm installed package are presents) only for all f in files
> > from some rpm s.t.
> >
> > (f is on filesystem  &&  f has size > 0 declared in rpm) || ( f is on
> > filesystem with size > 0 && f has size == 0 declared in rpm)
> >
> > in other words, one should consider a ghost file for a check only if
> > it has size>0 on fs ... or simply discard ghost files
> > check....probably they are useful when one are going to uninstall...
> >
> > Thank you again,
> >
> > pazzo
> >
> >
> >
> > 2008/1/11, Mark Hatle <mark.hatle at windriver.com>:
> >> Those are "ghost" files.  They don't have to exist for the system to be
> >> valid, but if they do exist, they are owned by the RPM package.
> >>
> >> These files are part of the RPM database mechanisms (actually berkleyDB).
> >>
> >> --Mark
> >>
> >> Pazzo Da Legare wrote:
> >>> Dear All,
> >>>
> >>> Could you please explain why rpm packages builders are defining spec
> >>> file with empty files inside?
> >>> e.g. the rpm package for rpm utility defines empty files __db.000,
> >>> __db.001, ...., __db.009, but I cannot find any file on my
> >>> system...and rpm -Vv  seems to be happy....is it checking only not
> >>> empty files?
> >>>
> >>> Thx
> >>>
> >>> pazzodalgagre
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