Re: Gconf glitch

[Ross Golder <ross golder org>]

On Wed, 2001-10-03 at 09:41, R.I.P. Deaddog wrote:
> On Tue, 2 Oct 2001, Maciej Stachowiak wrote:
> 
> > How does this work with packaging systems? Does the symlink you get
> > depend on the order in which the packages are installed?
> 
> No, 2 packages containing same file are supposed to conflict with each
> other (true even if the file concerned is symbolic link), so can't
> decide which package this symbolic should belong to. Or just don't
> include the symbolic link at all in both gconf1 and gconf2......
> 

Why not have the packaging system create the symlink, in the
post-installation script.? This way both can be installed in parallel,
with no conflicts, and whichever was installed last gets the symlink.

Just an idea,

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Ross