Eric Dorland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > * Frank Küster ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: >> Hi, >> >> dh_movefiles internally uses tar to move file contents. I'm not sure why >> it doesn't use mv, is it because mv moves the file block-by-block and >> thus starts removing parts of the file before it is completely written, >> and hence is less save? >> >> Anyway: If I am only going to move complete subdirectories from the temp >> tree to the package trees, is it in this case safe to use mv? It's much >> faster, and it would safe space (because dh_movefiles only removes the >> originals after the complete tarball has been extracted). > > Uhh, who cares? dh_movefiles has been superseded by dh_install.
Well, fine. But the question remains: dh_install uses cp, not mv. What is the problem with using mv? And would it be safe to use mv if I only move complete directories? TIA, Frank -- Frank Küster Inst. f. Biochemie der Univ. Zürich Debian Developer