Some quick clarifications.
Osamu Aoki wrote:
> I think you can do it in combination with dpkg-divert
Directories can't be diverted with dpkg-divert, probably because it is
not immediately obvious what the right semantics would be when
unpacking files within those directories (Bug#30126).
> I see. It is interesting point. bind mount is simpler and thus better
> solution. ("can be done" is not always the best thing to do. KISS is
> the golden rule.)
>
> 9.3.10. Expansion of usable storage space by mounting another partition
> --> add "bind mount" reference
I will try to come up with wording within the next week or so, though
no promises (feel free to ping me if I seem to have forgotten, and I
wouldn't be offended if someone else does it instead).
> 9.3.11. Expansion of usable storage space using symlink
> --> add warning to /opt etc. (It works until base-files are updated.)
It doesn't get stomped on by dpkg in that case, for two reasons:
- dpkg does not distinguish between directories and symlinks to
directories;
- base-files does not include /opt in its files list, anyway.
There is unfortunately a more subtle case where dpkg does remove the
symlink. Today, if I run
dpkg -S /opt
I will find that no currently installed package ships any files under
/opt. If I install such a package (like the Acrobat Reader plugin,
iirc), though, then dpkg will consider the /opt directory or symlink
to be owned by that package. Later, when the last such package is
removed, if /opt is an empty directory or a symlink then it is removed
(and not replaced by a directory; just missing).
Caveat: I haven't tested the above but am just summarizing what is
said in Bug#182747.
> In general, random tweaking system provided files works until it get
> updated.
That's true, with a limited exceptions of replacing directories by
symlinks. A good approach might be to explain that exception along
with limitations (Bug#182747, Bug#626338).
> Similar case is changing permission of system file. You need
> dpkg-statoverride to do it.
Yes.
Regards,
Jonathan
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