On 18 Apr 1999, John Hasler wrote: > Can dpkg tell the difference between the package that creates a directory > and one that merely puts a file in it?
Well, that would depend on the order in which the packages were installed. Consider Packages A and B that install things in /usr/foo. If A is installed first, then A creates /usr/foo and puts files in it. Then, later, B puts files there, too. But if B is installed first, then B creates /usr/foo; A installed later just puts files in there. I don't think creator is a useful criteria for having total control over a directory. YMMV, I'm not yet a maintainer ;> -- William Ono <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP key: 0x93BA6AFD fingerprint = E3 64 C5 43 3E B3 2D A6 C6 D7 E3 45 90 24 78 DE = fingerprint PGP-encrypted mail welcome! "640k ought to be enough for everybody."
