On Mon, 08 Oct 2007, Russ Allbery wrote: > Roberto C. Sánchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > On Mon, Oct 08, 2007 at 04:50:09PM +0200, Adeodato Simó wrote: > >> * Mike Hommey [Mon, 08 Oct 2007 07:28:12 +0200]: > > >>> Now, a bit OT, but i'd appreciate if dh_install would create hardlinks > >>> instead of copies. > > >> I'd vote for that too, though if I'm not mistaken Joey refuses the idea. > > > I would think that would be a problem if for some reason you have source > > directory and the build directory on different partitions. > > Or if you're building in AFS, or somewhere else that doesn't allow > cross-directory hard links.
It's not like it's difficult to make a link if possible and fall back to copying if not. [Though I personally don't agree that making hardlinks follows the principle of least astonishment, but perhaps it could be an option.] Don Armstrong -- "The question of whether computers can think is like the question of whether submarines can swim." -- Edsgar Dijkstra http://www.donarmstrong.com http://rzlab.ucr.edu