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Re: [update] base-files and base-passwd
> On Sat, 21 Aug 2004, Pierre A. Humblet wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 14 Aug 2004 13:25:24 -0400 I wrote
>> >John,
>> >
>> >could you use "cp -p" in base-files-profile.sh?
>> >
>> >The postinstall exim.sh uses the non-existence of /etc/exim.conf
>> >as the sign that it's a fresh installation. That test doesn't
>> >work right if it happens to run after base-files-profile.sh,
>> >because it creates /etc/exim.conf from /etc/defaults/etc
>> >
>> >Being able to compare dates would greatly help.
>>
>> That was brain dead suggestion because the -p undoes
>> the effect of the "touch" and reintroduces the ntsec
>> problem with cp.
>> Using the -p to timestamp the file has become unnecessary
>> anyway since now base-files-profile only handles files in its
>> manifest.
>> I am afraid a new version is necessary. Sorry about that.
>
> There's always "touch -r" (or "touch --reference="), if you really need
> the timestamp. This won't touch the ACLs.
Hi guys,
I've removed the -p from the copy instruction, there's -3 available now at
<http://homepage.ntlworld.com/j-n-s.morrison/john/cygwin/base-files/base-files-3.0-3.tar.bz2>
is the timestamp really necessary?
J.
PS, base-passwd needs uploading...
<http://homepage.ntlworld.com/j-n-s.morrison/john/cygwin/base-passwd/base-passwd-2.1-1.tar.bz2>