also sprach Matt Zimmerman (on Fri, 10 Aug 2001 02:56:16AM -0400): > No, that Packages.gz will be in the debian.new directory, while the old one > (which is where users will go) still has the old packages _and_ Packages.gz. > When the directory is switched, the new packages and Packages.gz go in at the > same time. > > Trust me. Look at the original message again. This is exactly the problem > that is solved by this approach. right, i myself have that problem to solve, but the first message in this thread that i saw copied debian to debian.new with hardlinks, which means that Packages.gz would stay the same in both trees. and surely, copying a dist tree without hardlinks is overkill. martin; (greetings from the heart of the sun.) \____ echo mailto: !#^."<*>"|tr "<*> mailto:"; net@madduck -- sum quod eris.
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