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Re: [PATCH setup 0/3] Setup replacement for incver_ifdep


Jon Turney writes:
> So, this is actually quite straightforward to write, and
> /etc/postinstall/0p_update-info-dir.sh becomes the attached.
>
>>> Can this be relied on for all possible file systems?
>>
>> Not on FAT.  But then again, FAT is not really a filesystem, rather just
>> a failed try.
>
> But yes, this does nothing useful if /usr/share/info is on a FAT
> filesystem, as the mtime doesn't change.

So, should we try to guard against that (installations on a USB stick
are probably the only practical occurence these days)?  I wouldn't mind
if we just unconditionally rebuild on FAT(32).

Otherwise, it looks good and thanks for writing up a script.


Regards,
Achim.
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