Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 22:17:14 +0200 From: Miguel Mendez <flynn@energyhq.homeip.net> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: RFC: the linprocfs problem when portupgrading linux_base Message-ID: <20030422221714.4c080bfc.flynn@energyhq.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <20030422200124.GA65276@rot13.obsecurity.org> References: <20030422092946.39da1c27.flynn@energyhq.homeip.net> <20030422200124.GA65276@rot13.obsecurity.org>
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On Tue, 22 Apr 2003 13:01:24 -0700
Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> wrote:
> You didn't explain what the problem is, but I have a couple of
> comments on the proposed solution.
Mea culpa, I should have explained it better.
The scenario is as follows: User has linux_base installed, and the port
is updated. User runs portupgrade to update an existing linux_base, and
has linprocfs mounted. When portupgrade tries to backup the old port,
cpio fails in /compat/linux/proc and the upgrade is aborted.
> 1) You don't re-mount it afterwards if you unmount
I have mixed feelings about remounting it, It's trivial to add it,
though.
> 2) This will not work if installed via a package. You need to use a
> pkg-install script for that (and the pre-install target should call
> the script instead of duplicating code).
Point taken, someone could try to `portupgrade -P'. Note that this only
affects people portupgrade'ing linux_base, not new installs.
Cheers,
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