Subject: Re: CVS commit: basesrc
To: None <itojun@iijlab.net>
From: Luke Mewburn <lukem@wasabisystems.com>
List: source-changes
Date: 06/19/2002 11:57:43
On Wed, Jun 19, 2002 at 10:43:28AM +0900, itojun@iijlab.net wrote:
  | >  | >Log Message:
  | >  | >In afterinstall, only run postinstall check if DESTDIR != / (or equivalents).
  | >  | >Fixes [misc/17275] from Gregory McGarry <g.mcgarry@ieee.org>
  | >  | 	is it safe?  i find a lot of upgrade twists/pitfalls with postintsall,
  | >  | 	when i upgrade machine with DESTDIR=/.  i'd like to see it backed out.
  | >  | 	(when DESTDIR=/ we will see some warnings, but i know the reason why
  | >  | 	so i can ignore safe ones)
  | >previously, postinstall check was unconditionally executed.
  | >now, postinstall check is only run for DESTDIR=/ (or equiv).
  | >for the DESTDIR=/ case, nothing has changed for what's been
  | >running for the last few weeks.
  | 
  | 	your commit message says the opposite thing to the Makefile, that's
  | 	why i'm asking.
  | 		commit message - opposite to Makefile
  | 		your response - equals to Makefile
  | 	i think i'm okay with the Makefile.

excellent call!   no wonder someone else was concerned about this
change as well.

i've fixed the commit message.

(bah, i could blame lack of sleep due to sick baby for my commit msg
sloppiness :)

luke