Re: Is there some shape repository for dia ?

[Lars Clausen <lrclause cs uiuc edu>]

On Tue, 6 Aug 2002, Cyrille Chepelov wrote:
> Le Tue, Aug 06, 2002, à 03:29:29PM -0500, Lars Clausen a écrit:
>
> > > we avoid files in .shape.dpkg-new, then. We can try games like
> > > lsof(1)'ing the file (unless we need root), etc.
> > >
> > > (and the equivalent for RPM).
> >
> > I don't like the idea of hacking around individual package management
> > systems.  I'd rather have a menu item 'Reload shapes' or something.
>
> Yup. 
>
> (periodically stat'ing the sheets directory and the .sheet files should
> give a "good enough" awareness of changes, by the way).

Except that we wouldn't know if the update was finished.  If we start
reading too early it could lead to halfway updated sheets.

-Lars


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