Immutable packaging fix: Do not package the log directory under /var (jsc#PED-14910)#168
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The log methods will create it on the fly just fine. Packaging for Immutable Mode - Best Practices: > This is particularly problematic for any packages that currently manipulate content in filesystem areas belonging to users (eg. /var , /opt ) as these areas are not mounted during transactional-update. > This is to prevent package operations affecting the running system, but if the RPM spec file requires manipulation of files in these areas, it is liable to fail installing or act unexpectedly on Immutable Mode.
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LGTM, except the changes file
| Wed Jan 28 15:36:19 UTC 2026 - Martin Vidner <mvidner@suse.com> | ||
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I'd say it's actually jsc#PED-14910
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Problem
https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-14910
In immutable mode, if you want to install yast2-core (as a dependency of something) it fails because it wants to create
/var/log/YaST2but/varis read only.Solution
Adjust the spec file to omit the log directory.
The logging code already contains logic to create that directory if it is missing.
Testing
Manual test that
/var/log/YaST2is gone:Screenshots
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