>
> Edit /usr/lib/rpm/rpmrc... it is more or less self explanatory.
That's error-prone; it gets replaced whenever I upgrade rpm, and I seem to be
forced to do that altogether TOO often lately.
>
> This begs a question...
>
> Why is rpmrc in /usr/lib/rpm/? Should it not make more sense in
> /var/lib/rpm/? I mean this is a configuration file, and it is in
> /usr which is sometimes mounted read-only. Not a very good idea
> IMHO. It would make _much_ more sense under /var/...
ro if fine for that configuration file IFF users don't ever need to change it.
User-changeable configuration files surely belong in /etc
The rpm database belongs under /var (it's "state" information).
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