Re: Bug#20241: Timezones should depend on debian-utils
On 30 Mar 1998, Miquel van Smoorenburg wrote:
> In article <[🔎] Pine.LNX.3.96.980329134601.20531D-100000@dwarf.polaris.net>,
> Dale Scheetz <dwarf@polaris.net> wrote:
> >OK guys! I'm ready to close this bug.
> >
> >To refresh everyones mind, the original complaint was about the following
> >line from the tzconfig script:
> >
> >TIMEZONES=$(tempfile) || TIMEZONES=/etc/timezone.$$
> >
> >Are we all agreed that this is acceptable and that no dependency is
> >necessary? (also note: TIMEZONES is removed at the end of the script)
>
> It is not acceptable: it generates an errormessage on stderr if tempfile
> is not installed.
>
> I suppose this would work:
>
> TIMEZONES=$(tempfile 2>/dev/null) || TIMEZONES=/etc/timezone.$$
> ^^^^^^^^^^^
Thanks Mike! I'll put this in the next release. I appologize for jumping
the gun and closing the bug report, but please don't reopen it. This fix
will be in the next relelase.
Waiting is,
Dwarf
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