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[Elisamuel Resto <ryuji AT codemages.net>]

On 2008-12-04 09:36:36, Jaka Kranjc wrote:
> On Thursday 04 of December 2008 02:07:39 Elisamuel Resto wrote:
> > Well, here's the situation:
> >
> > I have a kernel-headers spell for easier updates of the kernel headers,
> > but to get it in a usable state I need to strip the headers out of glibc
> > so that when glibc is recasted it doesn't remove the headers.
> >
> > The best solution I can think of is having kernel-headers sniff through
> > the glibc install log and remove the relevant lines so to avoid that.
> > But that arises the question, what is the safest way to do it?
>
> Yuck. Why not make glibc not install them anymore and then trigger a recast of 
> both spells in the proper order?

Then, install kernel-headers, then cast glibc (which will dispell itself) and
remove (potentially) files installed by kernel-headers. It's a nasty 
situation.

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Elisamuel Resto <samuel AT dragonboricua.net>
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