> When my package delivers a manifest into > /var/svc/manifest, it is required to deliver directory entries for /var, > /var/svc, and /var/svc/manifest. I'm not sure what happens when > you install my package onto a system where one of those is a > symlink. I think the symlink gets removed and replaced by a directory, but > I'm not sure.
indeed using symlinks and SYSV package tools is a dangerous mix, the symlink will be removed and the directory re-created with that name, that way you can end up with a totally disconnected 2nd part of your installation, and you can not even change that behavior of the SYSV packaging tools as that has been 'standardized'. see my comments in bug: 6508858 Need the ability to remove patch backout data for installed patches --- frankB This message posted from opensolaris.org
