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On Thu, 2001-12-13 at 13:18, Vitaly Kushneriuk wrote: |
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> I know, and as I said, looks like a VERY ugly way of doing that. |
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I agree that it's not pretty. |
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> Yet, no package should "own", in any way, the standard directories. They |
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> can be created form post_install of, say, base_layout, and left there |
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> forever. Then if a package provides /usr/bin/program, only program |
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> should be included in CONTENTS, not the /usr/bin. The .keep files |
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> can be used during build process, to indicate directories, that |
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> do bolong to the package, but should not be installed (better to wrap |
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> this by some "dokeepdir" func, to allow future change). |
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> During unmerge, only "owned" directories can be removed, |
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> and only if no other installed package uses them. A file with dir names |
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> and usage counter can be used to track that. |
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I don't know if what you're proposing is a good alternative. I'll have |
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to think about this when I have the time. Anyway these kind of decisions |
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should be made by drobbins. Daniel, what are your thoughts on this |
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matter? |
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> > > Anyway, ebuild for qmail should not install them in the |
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> > > queue directory, for qmail-qstat to work properly. |
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The problem is that when I remove them now for the qmail-qstat to |
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function properly, an unmerge of a previously installed package might |
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remove important queue dirs which are need for qmail to function. When |
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having to chose between the two I tend to prefer having a properly |
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running qmail system in all cases than an incorrectly reported number by |
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qstat. |
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> While you on it, consider attached qmail control script with many new |
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> options. |
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> Note: /init.d/svscan should be fixed not to use start-stop-daemon, |
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> as it does not allow for more then one copy of svscan running. |
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> It is better to run separate svscan in qmail/supervise dir then |
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> linking qmail/supervise/* to /service, as this way you have better |
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> control of when qmail will start. |
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I'll have a look at it when I get the time. |
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Geert Bevin |
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"Use what you need" Pierre Theunisstraat 1/47 |
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