Re: [Fedora-packaging] Directory ownership guidelines

[Rex Dieter]

Mattias Ellert wrote:
> It was suggested to me to bring this issue to this list.
>
> The packaging guidelines says that a package should not own a directory
> that is owned by a package on which it depends.
>
> The packaging guidelines also says that packages should own all
> directories needed in order not to leave orphaned directories after a
> package de-installation.
>
> The way rpm/yum currently works these guidelines are contradicting and
> you must choose which one to implement in your packaging.
>
> My question is - is this a bug in yum/rpm, or a flaw in the packaging
> guidelines?

bug.

-- Rex