Re: [gentoo-dev] qmail and .keep files

[Geert Bevin <gbevin@theleaf.be>]

On Thu, 2001-12-13 at 13:18, Vitaly Kushneriuk wrote:
> I know, and as I said, looks like a VERY ugly way of doing that.

I agree that it's not pretty.

> Yet, no package should "own", in any way, the standard directories. They
> can be created form post_install of, say, base_layout, and left there
> forever. Then if a package provides /usr/bin/program, only program
> should be included in CONTENTS, not the /usr/bin. The .keep files
> can be used during build process, to indicate directories, that
> do bolong to the package, but should not be installed (better to wrap
>  this by some "dokeepdir" func, to allow future change). 
> During unmerge, only "owned" directories can be removed, 
> and only if no other installed package uses them. A file with dir names
> and usage counter can be used to track that.

I don't know if what you're proposing is a good alternative. I'll have
to think about this when I have the time. Anyway these kind of decisions
should be made by drobbins. Daniel, what are your thoughts on this
matter?

> > > Anyway, ebuild for qmail should not install them in the 
> > > queue directory, for qmail-qstat to work properly.

The problem is that when I remove them now for the qmail-qstat to
function properly, an unmerge of a previously installed package might
remove important queue dirs which are need for qmail to function. When
having to chose between the two I tend to prefer having a properly
running qmail system in all cases than an incorrectly reported number by
qstat.

> While you on it, consider attached qmail control script with many new
> options.
> Note: /init.d/svscan should be fixed not to use start-stop-daemon,
> as it does not allow for more then one copy of svscan running.
> It is better to run separate svscan in qmail/supervise dir then
> linking qmail/supervise/* to /service, as this way you have better
> control of when qmail will start.

I'll have a look at it when I get the time.

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