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Date:      Mon, 6 Nov 2000 10:35:50 -0500 (EST)
From:      Vivek Khera <khera@kciLink.com>
To:        stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: dog bite?
Message-ID:  <14854.53206.620661.19631@onceler.kciLink.com>
In-Reply-To: <200011052235.eA5MZug18909@vashon.polstra.com>
References:  <E13s6DG-0000AY-00@rip.psg.com> <14853.46185.942858.985511@yertle.kciLink.com> <200011052235.eA5MZug18909@vashon.polstra.com>

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>>>>> "JP" == John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com> writes:

JP> Vivek Khera  <khera@kciLink.com> wrote:
>> 
>> That file is unconditionally installed with the -C flag
>> to install, so it keeps the same date even though the file is updated

JP> The -C flag is used for installing the dynamic linker because it
JP> causes it to be installed atomically.  That is, it is first installed
JP> to a temporary file, and then it is atomically renamed to ld-elf.so.1.

Now that makes sense...

Thanks for the explanation.


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