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Re: question about packaging guidelines
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Shane Voss <[log in to unmask]>
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Shane Voss <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 23 May 2009 11:06:10 +0100
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> let's say I want to install all of my packages in /opt2.  Will the first
 > RPM I install be considered the owner of the /opt2 directory?

Packages can own entire directories, or some or all of the files within them. 
  It is easy to carelessly give too wide a scope, and you will then get conflicts.

See:  http://tldp.org/HOWTO/RPM-HOWTO/build.html#FILES

    Shane
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