* Roger Leigh [Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:30:43 +0000]: > On Sun, Jan 20, 2008 at 03:10:38PM +0100, Michael Biebl wrote: > > Regarding run-parts: There is no problem afaik. I quickly tried this:
> > # mkdir test > > # touch test/foo > > # touch test/foo.dpkg-old > > # touch test/foo.dpkg-bak > > # run-parts --list test > > test/foo > This does appear to be the case (I also tested it). But, it doesn't > match the documentation, nor the source! > run-parts.c: > regcomp(&excsre, "^[a-z0-9-].*dpkg-(old|dist|new|tmp)$", By reading the manual page (and not the source), by *default* run-parts does not run any file whose name contains a dot, so .dpkg-bak is ignored. With the --lsbsysinit switch, dots are allowed (as in foo.bar-baz, not as in foo.bar only, though), but in that case those .dpkg-* files are purposedly ignored (presumably with the regex above). In summary, `run-parts` is safe wrt .dpkg-bak, `run-parts --lsbsysinit` is not. Cheers, -- Adeodato Simó dato at net.com.org.es Debian Developer adeodato at debian.org We may not return the affection of those who like us, but we always respect their good judgement. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
