Bug 1373022

Summary: Add 'rpm --noconfig' option to ignore %config files during 'rpm -Va'
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Robert Scheck <redhat-bugzilla>
Component: rpmAssignee: Packaging Maintenance Team <packaging-team-maint>
Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: rawhideCC: lkardos, novyjindrich, packaging-team-maint, pknirsch, pmatilai, srandhaw
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Last Closed: 2017-08-22 11:44:13 UTC Type: Bug
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Description Robert Scheck 2016-09-04 20:45:37 UTC
Description of problem:
Please add 'rpm --noconfig' option to ignore %config files during 'rpm -Va';
which is IMHO very helpful for automated verification runs.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
rpm-4.13.0-0.rc1.46.fc26

Additional info:
This helpful feature exists e.g. at rpm5: http://rpm5.org/cvs/chngview?cn=6262

Comment 1 Panu Matilainen 2016-10-12 13:49:36 UTC
Seems quite reasonable.

Comment 2 Robert Scheck 2016-12-18 02:00:26 UTC
Cross-filed case 01759985 on the Red Hat customer portal.

Comment 3 Panu Matilainen 2017-01-23 14:20:51 UTC
Whopping one-liner implemented upstream...
https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpm/commit/2f587f832a1cdb6f4e67f1bd999b344a0693226e

Comment 4 Panu Matilainen 2017-08-22 11:44:13 UTC
Fixed in rawhide/F27 now as of rpm >= 4.13.90.