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INSTALL-doc suggestion - joximu - 02-13-2008 09:42 PM
Hi
there are OS which have a Symlink on /var/mail to somewhere else (eg to /var/spool/mail). And therefore the cp command throws an error (cannot copy /var/mail to existing /var/mail - or something like that...).
See http://www.isp-control.net/ispcp/ticket/712
The solution from RatS: "change ispcp.conf". well this is possible but won't fix the "cp -Rv" problem. And it leads to more differences in ispcp.conf...
I'd rather change the docu to use "cp -RvL" this preserves the Symlinks
Quote: -L, --dereference
always follow symbolic links
I don't know if "-L" is available in all *nix but I think this would solve the problem. I'm writing this here, because we'd need to change the docu everywhere...
/J
RE: INSTALL-doc suggestion - blocker - 02-14-2008 02:14 PM
looking from man cp, I think BSD is support it.
RE: INSTALL-doc suggestion - Zothos - 02-15-2008 03:58 AM
i think every system uses the same cp.
gentoo supports it. ^^
RE: INSTALL-doc suggestion - BeNe - 02-15-2008 05:35 AM
Fine - so we should do it as Joxi said.
Greez BeNe