* Matthias Julius (lists@julius-net.net) wrote: > Eric Dorland <eric@debian.org> writes: > > >> - If you set up the alternatives in preinst, then there is a time when > >> the symlink exists but the pointed binary hasn't been unpacked yet -> > >> unbootable system. > >> - If you set up the alternatives in postinst, there is a time when there > >> is no /sbin/init at all -> unbootable system. > > > > The second case is only true if the init providing packages conflict > > with each other, which I don't think would necessarily be the case. > > It would also be true if the admin chooses to deinstall tho old > package and install the new package at the same time. Sure, but then they are explicitly taking that risk. -- Eric Dorland <eric@kuroneko.ca> ICQ: #61138586, Jabber: hooty@jabber.com 1024D/16D970C6 097C 4861 9934 27A0 8E1C 2B0A 61E9 8ECF 16D9 70C6
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