Re: Bug: cross-device link
Mathieu Guillaume wrote:
>
> Package: cpp 2.7.2.2-5
>
> This is the same kind of bug that was reported as #10753
> (update-alternative).
> When I try to upgrade to this version, I get an error related to
> cross-device links (/lib/cpp is a symlink to /usr/bin/cpp, which is
> mounted on a different partition on my system).
/lib/cpp has _always_ been a symlink to /usr/bin/cpp. It has been that
way for years. And it's only _now_ causing a problem? Have you never
installed cpp or gcc before?
Furthermore, symlinks are definitely allowed across devices. It's hard
links that aren't. That can't be the problem.
--Galen
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