Gary Benson writes: > Andrew Haley wrote: > > Gary Benson writes: > > > Andrew Haley wrote: > > > > Gary Benson writes: > > > > > What is needed is the merging of /usr/lib/gcj/*/*.db into > > > > > /var/lib/gcj/classmap.db. > > > > > > > > So all you want is a command that does the merging we do at the > > > > moment, but only when necessary? > > > > > > I think all he wanted is the command that does the merging we do > > > at the moment full stop. He just wanted what rebuild-gcj-db does > > > in gcj-dbtool. I'm quite happy to write it if you like. > > > > Writing it is easy; I want to make sure it does the right thing. > > Using make worries me because I frequently downgrade versions of > things while I'm testing. Downgrading will give the .db files an > older timestamp, and the system database will not be rebuilt. It'll give the directory a newer timestamp, so the system database will be rebuilt. > There are occasions when beehive will downgrade what's in its > buildroot. Fixing broken a database on my machine is easy, fixing > it on 20+ beehive machines is not. > > That aside, rebuilding the databases takes no time at all. Using > make seems to me to be adding an additional layer of complexity for > no perceptible gain. So why worry about making rebuild an alternative? If it's no big deal, why not always do it? Andrew.
