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Re: [ITA] - base-files

From: David Sastre <d dot sastre dot medina at gmail dot com>
To: cygwin-apps at cygwin dot com
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 07:33:04 +0100
Subject: Re: [ITA] - base-files
References: <20100917145040.GB6701@calimero.vinschen.de> <AANLkTi=bjZ6y4XYpPAXfABBxR_TMH=tApxhaOToWO45p@mail.gmail.com> <20100917204356.GD14602@calimero.vinschen.de> <AANLkTimxbCfpTCy=1G5LZ8MgQxkQpyLK0f_NHF1Rr=OZ@mail.gmail.com> <20101208212234.GA4757@jethro.local.lan> <AANLkTiks6nJPJutCcRX4Kd7igKjYvE6Ob4ZfxrHZhE6v@mail.gmail.com> <20101209062938.GA3734@jethro.local.lan> <AANLkTi=YUNLCn6r8M+ZFEgyBCdLXwEw_cUXUZ0ERXcC6@mail.gmail.com> <COL102-W17D8381ED251033F31F23AB52E0@phx.gbl> <20101210000544.GA7063@jethro.local.lan>

On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 01:05:44AM +0100, David Sastre wrote:
> And given that critical files will be detected as modified (even if
> they are not) because of the cmp line in preremove, existing files
> remain untouched and new files end up in /etc/default/etc.

Scratch that. Preremove can't do that kind of sorcery. It is PRE
remove... (and it's triggered _before_ installing anything...)

It looks like /etc/bash.bashrc and /etc/profile deserve some special 
treatment. The rest of the reasoning is still valid, I think.

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References:
- Re: [ITA] - base-files
  - From: David Sastre
- Re: [ITA] - base-files
  - From: Andy Koppe
- Re: [ITA] - base-files
  - From: David Sastre
- Re: [ITA] - base-files
  - From: Andy Koppe
- RE: [ITA] - base-files
  - From: Karl M
- Re: [ITA] - base-files
  - From: David Sastre

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