patches (was Re: linux security)

[David Talkington]

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Ethan Merritt said on Wed, 22 Jan 2003:
> > > You mean like 'rpm -i' (for install) rather than 'rpm -U' for
> > > (upgrade)?
> >
> > This won't work.  The reason is that the rpm has files that belong in
> > a certian place.  When a new version of the package comes out, the
> > file names are the same.  So, until you figure out a way to have
> > newer and older files occupy the same name/space, this can't happen. 
> 
> Actually in the most comon case, of wanting backwards compatible
> shared libraries, it works just fine. 

- From a backup and management standpoint, though, that gives me the 
shivers.  I'd stick with FHS, and not add anything to vendorspace.  But 
that's just me.

- -d

David Talkington
dtalk at u.washington.edu

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