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Re: install.c: please set unlink_dest_before_opening=false


From: Robert Millan [ackstorm]
Subject: Re: install.c: please set unlink_dest_before_opening=false
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 11:51:09 +0100
User-agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11)

On Fri, Feb 23, 2007 at 11:20:40AM +0100, Andreas Schwab wrote:
> "Robert Millan [ackstorm]" <address@hidden> writes:
> 
> > Can we have it remove the link, and then reset all other links from the old
> > inode to the new one, or is that completely insane?
> 
> It is practically impossible to find the names of the other links.

Sounds like this is a no-go, then.  I'd suggest recording some reference to
this in install.c to document the reasons for current behaviour.

Anyway, can we still add a flag to make it work the way I like ?

-- 
Robert Millan

ACK STORM, S.L.  -  http://www.ackstorm.es/




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