also sprach Drake Diedrich (on Fri, 10 Aug 2001 10:06:27AM +1000):
> cp -al debian debian.new # copy using hardlinks
> rsync -a upstream::debian/ debian.new
> mv debian debian.old ; mv debian.new debian # shorter race anyway
> rm -rf debian.old
sure, but Packages.gz will still be updated in both trees, and hence
apt-get dist-upgrade might cause a system to try to fetch files which
are available according to the new Packages.gz, but which aren't yet
downloaded...
martin; (greetings from the heart of the sun.)
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