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FS#7804 - Additional xdm backup file

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Peter Bui (pnutzh4x0r) - Sunday, 12 August 2007, 22:04 GMT
Last edited by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Saturday, 21 June 2008, 14:07 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Current
Status Closed
Assigned To Alexander Baldeck (kth5)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version 2007.08 Don't Panic
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:

backup=(...) should include etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0 so that it doesn't get clobbered whenever the package is updated

Additional info:

Steps to reproduce:

Just need to add etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0 to backup=() field in PKGBUILD. Currently upgrading xorg-xdm will clobber this file, which is annoying if you customize it.
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Closed by  Jan de Groot (JGC)
Saturday, 21 June 2008, 14:07 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Comment by Roman Kyrylych (Romashka) - Tuesday, 14 August 2007, 12:26 GMT
as a workaround add it to NoUpgrade array in pacman.conf
Comment by Martin Schmidt (Blind) - Sunday, 16 December 2007, 00:10 GMT
This patch adds the relevant line to the PKGBUILD.
I guess it IS trivial.
   PKGBUILD.diff (0.6 KiB)
Comment by Martin Schmidt (Blind) - Sunday, 16 December 2007, 00:12 GMT
This patch adds the relevant line to the PKGBUILD, and +1 the pkgrel.
I guess it IS trivial.
   PKGBUILD.diff (0.7 KiB)

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