Alvin Oga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > - yes the hardlinks for gunzip and gzip is not a issue in that > case since its in the same directory/partitions > - hardlinks is a problem when it crosses directories > and partitions since it keeps the leading /
Hardlinks can't cross partitions. Try it. The gunzip and gzip hardlinks *do* pose a problem if you use tar to unpack an archive and /usr is mounted in a non-standard place. Try it. I think this is a bug in tar. Dan
