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

[Pazzo Da Legare]

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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