[Rpm-maint] rpm --verify -p does not work

[Michael Schroeder]

On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 03:49:37PM +0300, Panu Matilainen wrote:
> Hmm. Collections aside, me thinks the actual bug is permitting verify to 
> run on non-installed packages in the first place, verify (and 
> verifyscript) is only meaningful for installed packages.

Ah well, there's a use case: If you don't trust the content
of the rpm database because your system was compromised you can
still check if somebody messed with a file. I like that
functionality, and it seems easy to support.

Cheers,
  Michael.

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