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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: kpanel
From:       Stephan Kulow <coolo () kde ! org>
Date:       1998-11-12 11:59:05
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Pietro Iglio wrote:
> 
> At 12.42 12/11/98 +0100, you wrote:
> >Pietro Iglio wrote:
> >>
> >> At 19.04 10/11/98 +0100, Stephan Kulow wrote:
> >> >Pietro Iglio wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> At 09.24 10/11/98 +0100, Stephan Kulow wrote:
> >> >> >Hi!
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Today I tried to copy my kde dir around and had to find out
> >> >> >that someone put a symlink to / in it. I think, this is a
> >> >> >very, very bad idea.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Can't kdisknav simulate those symlinks instead of really
> >> >> >setting them? I must say, I _hate_ recursive symlinks.
> >> >>
> >> >> The advantage of using symlinks for kdisknav is that users can add
> >> entries to
> >> >> the kdisknav menu with simple drag&drop operations, without the need of
> >> using
> >> >> something like the KPanel menu editor. I argue that dragging stuff on
> a KFM
> >> >> window (as the one the is shown to edit kdisknav menu entries) is easier
> >> than
> >> >> learning to use a menu editor. The drawback is that you must use "cp"
> >> with the
> >> >> -d option to copy symlinks as symlinks (as I wrote in the kdisknav doc).
> >> >>
> >> >> I understand your problem with symlinks, however. I'm thinking about an
> >> >> alternative
> >> >> solution.
> >> >
> >> >Which of the following options do you mean with -d?
> >> >
> >> >Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
> >> >       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
> >> >       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
> >>
> >> Under Linux you can call "cp" with the -d (= --no-dereference) option.
> >  ^^^^^^^^^^^
> >
> >So you say I have no way to copy my kdedir? That sounds a bit too
> >limiting
> >for my taste :)
> 
> Yes, there is. Switch to Linux :-)
> 
> Seriously speaking: what sys are you using? Did you check that there is no
> way to say
> cp "don't follow symlinks"? Alternatively, you can use tar.
> 
> Alternatively, wait until I commit my changes to kdisknav :-)
> 
You can see cp's options abvove. This is a fairly standard Solaris 2.6
box
(cvs.kde.org to say so).

Greetings, Stephan

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