On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 10:46:37 -0500 Paul Pianta [Paul] wrote: Paul> mmm that bloody .discinfo file cause more grief than its worth on this Paul> list ... yes, you're sure right :-) Paul> should we be thinking about a solution to the problem? Paul> Paul> i think the problem arises when people do a 'cp -a /mnt/cdrom/* Paul> /customCD/' and the '.' files are not copied over ... which leads to the Paul> question ... Paul> does it really need to be named with a period? why not simply 'discinfo'? maybe because it concerns just a few persons, and that there is no need for the users to worry about this file ? but I agree it would be much more comfortable not to see this problem coming here each time someone wants to make a custom CD. Paul> just throwing the idea out ... i know backwards compatibility is gonna Paul> be an issue but if its never changed then its always gonna frustrate a Paul> few newcomers to the ever increasing gang of 'cd customizers' that hang Paul> out around here. how about an anaconda FAQ ? -- Alain
