* Frank Küster (frank@debian.org) wrote: > Hi, > > dh_movefiles internally uses tar to move file contents. I'm not sure why > it doesn't use mv, is it because mv moves the file block-by-block and > thus starts removing parts of the file before it is completely written, > and hence is less save? > > Anyway: If I am only going to move complete subdirectories from the temp > tree to the package trees, is it in this case safe to use mv? It's much > faster, and it would safe space (because dh_movefiles only removes the > originals after the complete tarball has been extracted). Uhh, who cares? dh_movefiles has been superseded by dh_install. -- Eric Dorland <eric.dorland@mail.mcgill.ca> ICQ: #61138586, Jabber: hooty@jabber.com 1024D/16D970C6 097C 4861 9934 27A0 8E1C 2B0A 61E9 8ECF 16D9 70C6 -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GCS d- s++: a-- C+++ UL+++ P++ L++ E++ W++ N+ o K- w+ O? M++ V-- PS+ PE Y+ PGP++ t++ 5++ X+ R tv++ b+++ DI+ D+ G e h! r- y+ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
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