Jonathan Nieder wrote:
> --- a/debian/git.NEWS.Debian
> +++ b/debian/git.NEWS.Debian
> @@ -4,22 +4,20 @@ git (1:1.8.3.2-1.1) experimental; urgency=low
[...]
> + Symlinks are installed during the upgrade to ensure existing
> + repositories remain accessible. If no local scripts or
> + configuration depend on /var/cache/git then it is safe to remove
> + that directory after replacing these symlinks with their targets:
> +
> + mv -f /var/cache/git/* /var/lib/git/
> + rmdir /var/cache/git
A tweak on top.
-- >8 --
Subject: git/NEWS.Debian: tweak instructions to handle subdirectories
Coreutils mv will not replace a symlink with a directory, even with
"-f", so if /var/cache/git/ had any subdirectories then the advice
mv -f /var/cache/git/* /var/lib/git/
would fail. Recommend "mv --backup" instead, which moves any
destination files out of the way to make room. The symlinks can
be cleared away afterward with a separate command.
mv --backup /var/cache/git/* /var/lib/git/
rm /var/lib/git/*~
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnie...@gmail.com>
---
debian/git.NEWS.Debian | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/debian/git.NEWS.Debian b/debian/git.NEWS.Debian
index 9312a25..041eb00 100644
--- a/debian/git.NEWS.Debian
+++ b/debian/git.NEWS.Debian
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ git (1:1.8.3.2-1.1) experimental; urgency=low
configuration depend on /var/cache/git then it is safe to remove
that directory after replacing these symlinks with their targets:
- mv -f /var/cache/git/* /var/lib/git/
+ mv --backup /var/cache/git/* /var/lib/git/
rmdir /var/cache/git
+ rm /var/lib/git/*~
-- Jonathan Nieder <jrnie...@gmail.com> Sat, 06 Jul 2013 16:17:48 -0700
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