Subject: Re: Unpriviledged installs (was Re: CVS commit: sharesrc)
To: None <tech-install@netbsd.org>
From: Christos Zoulas <christos@zoulas.com>
List: tech-install
Date: 08/15/1999 22:54:43
In article <199908141825.OAA01657@pzero.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca>,
Michael Richardson <mcr@sandelman.ottawa.on.ca> wrote:
>
> This is a mistake. What is the intended purpose of ${RENAME}, btw.
-r Install to a temporary file and then rename the file to its final
destination name. This can be used for precious files, to avoid
truncation of the original when error conditions (filesystem full
etc.) occur.
It should be made the default actually.
christos