[ZendTo] Potential change to RPM packaging — good/bad idea?

[Jules]

Scott,

Yes, I could mention the presence of *.rpmnew and *.rpmsave files in 
that directory, no problem.
That would definitely be better than the current status.

Cheers,
Jules.

On 17/07/2020 17:05, Scott Silva via ZendTo wrote:
>
> Is there a way for your upgrade script to mention these files if it 
> finds them?
>
> Not necessarily fix them, but say they are there, and pause for 
> acknowledgement to “remind” people…
>
> *From:*ZendTo <zendto-bounces at zend.to> *On Behalf Of *Jules via ZendTo
> *Sent:* Friday, July 17, 2020 9:00 AM
> *To:* ZendTo Users <zendto at zend.to>
> *Cc:* Jules <Jules at Zend.To>
> *Subject:* [ZendTo] Potential change to RPM packaging — good/bad idea?
>
> Folks,
>
> This only applies to those using the RPM/yum distribution of ZendTo.
> It affects people running CentOS or RedHat, for starters.
>
> It does not apply to people running ZendTo on Ubuntu or Debian, for 
> example.
>
> Currently, if you modify a *.tpl file (anything in 
> /opt/zendto/templates) and then upgrade:
> 1. The new version goes in as *.tpl.rpmnew
> 2. The rpm command tells you this (but it tells you a lot of things 
> very fast)
> 3. You have to go and fix up any customisations, so that the service 
> works at all.
>
> What I could change them to is this:
> 1. The new version goes in as *.tpl and the old modified one is 
> renamed to *.tpl.rpmsave
> 2. The rpm command tells you as before
> 3. The service works first time, but you then need to re-apply your 
> customisations.
>
> Which approach is better?
>
> It's going to be a very noticeable change for any site that regularly 
> tweaks any of the *.tpl files.
> But I suspect that is a small proportion of sites.
>
> What do you think?
>
> Is this change a good idea or a bad one?
>
> Please let me know!
>
> Jules
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