[Pbuilder-maint] Bug#448098: Bug#448098: make /usr/lib/pbuilder/pbuilder-satisfydepends a link instead of a copy

Junichi Uekawa dancer at netfort.gr.jp
Sun Oct 28 05:18:39 UTC 2007


Hi,

> The file /usr/lib/pbuilder/pbuilder-satisfydepends is currently a copy
> of the preferred method. Wouldn't it be easier you simply make it a
> link to the currently preferred method? It's then also easier to see
> *which* method is the preferred one. What's your opinion?

I would be worried about what's going to break with this.  If nothing
breaks, I'm all for it.

1. does dpkg handle real-file-to-symlinks transition OK?  (I hope it does)

2. does anyone do 'cp /usr/lib/pbuilder/pbuilder-satisfydepends' to
inside chroot?


regards,
	junichi
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