Re: Last call on ? able _nec-build_ packages
Hi,
I have never run modconf ;-). I do not know if dialog is
required.
tar and gzip are required by dpkg.
I think maybe the best bet would be to create symlinks from
all these files to /dev/fd0/$file; so to use dpkg; tar. diff; gzip
you need to just mount a floppy.
You can fit a fair lot on the floppy.
I think we should create a script that; when run on a bastion
machine, copies a set of relevant files over to the flopyy, creating
symlinks in the wake. Test if foppy is mounted, and do not move
symlinks, to make this idempotent.
Most of the time, the floppy is not mounted (or even in the
drive). The sysadmin puts in the floppy, and mounts it
formaintainence.
I think log rotation uses gzip as well.
One can even create an undo option; Put in the floppy; undo
the symlinks; upgrade the packages; redo the symlinks; remove floppy.
manoj
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