%config loses

[Jeffrey Johnson]

> On Aug 30, 2016, at 3:48 PM, Elan Ruusamäe <glen at pld-linux.org> wrote:
> 
> On 30.08.2016 22:34, Jeffrey Johnson wrote:
>> Fix the following flaws in your bug report (sic).
> this is not bugreport. complete reproducer and expectations were sent in previous thread.
> 
>> 2) Don’t use -F —freshen; instead use -U —update.
> 
> 
> -U will install any packages matched, -F installs only packages that are actually installed. come on, jbj doesn't know that difference?
>> 3) Don’t use *.rpm because I have no idea what operation is being performed.
> 
> ah come on. because i can type rpm -Fhv foo-1.0-1.rpm foo-1.1-1.rpm via shell glob doesn't give excuse rpm to destroy data. i've already explained what is my expectations which rpm5 does not obey.
> 
>> 5) Stop throwing multip[le instances of identical packages at rpm and expecting the right thing to happen.
> you even understand yourself that is the key to the reproducer. if rpm can't handle this it should abort(3), assert(3), not destroy systems.
> 
>> I again suggest<rpm-devel at rpm5.org>  as discussion forum, because I will
>> not change %config without discussion.
> i don't see it going any differently than it has in pld-devel-en. there was complete reproducer last time i reported this. you refused to even try to understand and make your own reproducer in your favourite distro.
> 
> i don't have time or wish to "discuss" this. i consider it flaw in rpm, you don't. obviously you *win*.
> 
>> And I again suggesthttp://launchpad.net/rpm  as a bug reporting system, so that
>> we do not have to repeat these exchanges every 3 months.
> 
> done that in the past. no difference. not interested wasting my time.
> 
> all other 1-7) are answered in previous thread.
> 
> -- 
> glen
> 
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