Douglas Bates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > In creating the r-base package I need to manually copy a directory > tree into ./debian/tmp/usr/lib/R. Right now I do this using "cp -a". > Is that practice frowned upon? Would using tar for this be preferred?
Well, I don't know if cp -a is frowned upon, but if so, I need to change at least one of my packages. In any case, here's a reasonable substitute: (cd src-dir && tar cf - .) | (cd target-dir && tar xpf -) -- Rob Browning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP fingerprint = E8 0E 0D 04 F5 21 A0 94 53 2B 97 F5 D6 4E 39 30 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
