On Friday 23 September 2005 10:54, Ralf Corsepius wrote: >On Fri, 2005-09-23 at 10:30 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: >> isn't rpm re-written so a # in char position 1 is always a comment >> line? > >you probably want to read: >www.redhat.com/archives/rpm-list/2002-February/msg00115.html > >Ralf In other words, thats not the spec files only gotcha/breakage. Unforch, I'm not the one to do it, the thinker is about 20 years too old, but it does seem to indicate a parallel development of its replacement really should be 'in progress' to straighten out the 'mess'. -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) 99.35% setiathome rank, not too shabby for a WV hillbilly Yahoo.com and AOL/TW attorneys please note, additions to the above message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2005 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved.