ghosting files with variable names
Wart
wart at kobold.org
Mon Jan 16 01:15:21 UTC 2006
Michael Schwendt wrote:
> On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 14:30:22 -0800, Wart wrote:
>
>
>>I've got a package that handles the rotation of its own log files
>>(tclhttpd). Each rotated log file is appended with the date. Currently
>>I 'rm -f' these files in the %postun section of the spec file. Is it
>>possible to use %ghost instead, even if I can't know the names of the
>>files in advance?
>
>
> Just don't. Log files do not belong into a package. They are run-time
> generated temporary files. Don't delete them in %postun either.
Then how do I ensure that these log files get deleted when the package
is removed? Or should I not even bother about leaving them as leftover
cruft?
--Mike
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