Re: install/38571: sysinst runs "postinstall fix"

[Matthew Mondor <mm_lists%pulsar-zone.net@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR install/38571; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Matthew Mondor <mm_lists%pulsar-zone.net@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
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Subject: Re: install/38571: sysinst runs "postinstall fix"
Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 07:12:07 -0500

 On Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:45:04 +0000 (UTC)
 Julian Djamil Fagir <gnrp%komkon2.de@localhost> wrote:
 
 >  Currently, there's a postinstall(8) run when `postinstall check` fails after
 >  an upgrade. According to its manpage, it replaces existing files with the 
 > new
 >  one and does not attempt to merge them.
 >  Doesn't the documentation match the actual program?
 
 Probably at least for files in rc.d like Alan noted, I guess.  I only
 made additions to rc.d rather editing existing files, so have never
 noticed a problem using it after source upgrades.
 -- 
 Matt