On Mon, Feb 21, 2005 at 08:58:36PM +0100, Andreas Metzler wrote: > On 2005-02-18 Tore Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [...] > > Anyway: Why don't we just simply check in the post installation > > script of exim4-base if any of the problematic files from Woody's exim > > package is present, and if they are not, make a symlink from "exim" to > > "exim4" in /usr/sbin. This way all new installations will get the > > regular binary, and so will all upgrades that doesn't have the > > problematic files from Woody's Exim. The postinst could also be made > > to print a little warning if the problematic files were detected. > > > The postrm would of course need to take care to delete this symlink, > > too. > [...] > > s/-base/-daemon/ and the postrm would need to be extra careful using > readlink, but on first glance it sounds doable.
I don't particularly like that idea since the symlink would not be under dpkg control. Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 621 72739835 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
