[Piuparts-devel] Bug#848186: Bug#848186: piuparts: "FAIL: Package purging left files on system" for files under /srv might not be a bug

[Adrian Bunk]

On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 05:38:21PM +0000, Holger Levsen wrote:
> control: tags -1 + help
> 
> Hi Adrian,
> 
> thanks for this bug report.
> 
> On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 01:04:56AM +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > I'd tend to say that not removing the file on purge is correct,
> > but the whole situation looks rather underspecified.
> > 
> > Is there any rationale why not removing files under /srv would
> > without a doubt be considered a bug?
> > If not, please don't flag this as an error.
> 
> agreed, piuparts should not complain if stuff in /srv doesn't get removed.
> 
> However, it *should* complain if stuff in /srv is being created, I don't think
> this is the case today. (Confirmation needed.)
>...

The footnote in the FHS even makes it clear that distributions are 
allowed to add files there, but not to remove files:

[20] This is particularly important as these areas will often contain both
     files initially installed by the distributor, and those added by the
     administrator.

It is therefore a bug in piuparts to complain about packages adding 
files there - this is permitted by current policy.

> cheers,
> 	Holger

cu
Adrian

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