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Ian Jackson wrote:
> merge 2531 3410
> thanks
>
> Nathanael Nerode writes ("Re: PATCH: Make install-info use fcntl (via perl's
> flock) for locking"):
>> unmerge 3410
>> thanks
>> # 3410 is a different bug, requesting that the lockfile be
>> # cleaned up on process kill
>
> The only correct fix to that is to use fcntl instead, so it should
> remain merged.
In your opinion. If that's the opinion of the current dpkg maintainers,
fine, but you're not one of them! I happen to be quite certain that
you're wrong. 3410 could be fixed correctly by using flock(2) or
lockf(2). Or (better) by implementing a completely lockless algorithm,
such as the full-database-rebuild -- which is apparently the preferred
choice.
Also, the correct way to describe this bug relationship nowadays is with
a block:
unmerge 3410 2531
block 3410 with 2531
They are *not* the same bug, even if the best fix for one is to fix the
other (which it isn't).
The long-term plan, anyway, is to eliminate the current install-info in
favor of one which rebuilds the index from scratch (a very good idea),
which will solve 3410 and render 2531 a 'wontfix' wishlist bug.
I would advise unmerging the bugs, marking 2531 'wontfix' and attempting
to solve 3410 with the lockless algorithm, if any dpkg maintainers are
listening.
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