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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: kpanel
From:       Pietro Iglio <iglio () fub ! it>
Date:       1998-11-12 12:12:04
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At 12.59 12/11/98 +0100, you wrote:
>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).

You are right (I've just checked). To copy your kde dir under solaris you
must 
(temporary) remove symlinks from kde/share/apps/kdisknav/*. I'll check in
the new version
of kdisknav as soon as I can.

Bye,

-- Pietro Iglio

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