On Wed, 4 Jan 2012, Jonathan Nieder wrote: > + # <http://debbugs.gnu.org/6960>: coreutils mv refuses to > + # replace a file by a symlink to the same inode. > + # Fine, let's give /usr/lib/git-core/git its own inode.
Or, inspired by http://debbugs.gnu.org/6960#65 , we could move the symlink in from a different directory (as long as it’s on the same filesystem), to fool mv into not recognizing the symlink target! --- a/debian/git.preinst +++ b/debian/git.preinst @@ -46,12 +46,13 @@ rm_conffile /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50git-core.el "$1" "$2" if test "$1" = upgrade && dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt-nl '1:1.7.7-2'; then refinode=$(stat -c%i /usr/lib/git-core/git) + tmp=$(mktemp -d --tmpdir=/usr/lib/git-core) for f in /usr/lib/git-core/*; do test "$f" != /usr/lib/git-core/git || continue - rm -f "$f.tmp" inode=$(stat -c%i "$f") test "$inode" = "$refinode" || continue - ln -s git "$f.tmp" - mv -f "$f.tmp" "$f" + ln -s git "$tmp/symlink" + mv -f "$tmp/symlink" "$f" done + rmdir "$tmp" fi I’ll let you decide which version is less horrible. Anders -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
