On Wed, Jan 01, 2003 at 02:45:22PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: > On Wed, 2003-01-01 at 14:30, khromy wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 01, 2003 at 10:01:49PM +0200, Shaul Karl wrote: > > > /tmp$ cp -v /bin/sleep mysleep > > > /tmp$ (./mysleep 100 &); cp -v /bin/sleep mysleep > > > > (./mysleep 100 &); rm mysleep; cp -v /bin/sleep mysleep > > > > ^-- works > > Shaul knows that *that* works. He wants to know how dpkg can > update active/open files, while he can't...
It can't, but it doesn't need to. An upgrade is a sequence of remove and install, while leaving the configuration intact. The remove step is equivalent to the 'rm mysleep' step above. Frank > > -- > +------------------------------------------------------------+ > | Ron Johnson, Jr. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | > | Jefferson, LA USA http://members.cox.net/ron.l.johnson | > | | > | "Basically, I got on the plane with a bomb. Basically, I | > | tried to ignite it. Basically, yeah, I intended to damage | > | the plane." | > | RICHARD REID, who tried to blow up American Airlines | > | Flight 63 | > +------------------------------------------------------------+ > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
