Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-buildservice (344 mails)

[Dave Plater <davejplater@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 05/27/2010 04:19 PM, Jon Nelson wrote:
> On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 8:22 AM, Jon Nelson <jnelson-suse@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>   
> > On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 7:36 AM, Dave Plater <davejplater@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >     
> > > On 05/27/2010 06:38 AM, Adrian Schröter wrote:
> > >       
> > > > Am Donnerstag, 27. Mai 2010, 03:11:28 schrieb Jon Nelson:
> > > >
> > > >         
> > > > > Is there a way to permanently turn packages which started life as
> > > > >           
> > > >         
> > > > > linked packages into packages that aren't linked without deleting the
> > > > >           
> > > >         
> > > > > package first?
> > > > >           
> > ..
> >
> >     
> > > Actually you can use osc linktobranch PROJECT PACKAGE to convert the
> > > link to a branch prior to deleting the link.
> > >       
> > I tried that but it still had link-oriented bits in .osc/_files.
> > Specifically, it still contained tproject, tpackage, trev, tsrcmd5 and
> > lsrcmd5 attributes in <directory>, and a <linkinfo/> element.
> >
> > Do these things matter or is it merely the presence or absence of a
> > _link file which determines the link-y-ness of a package?
> >     
> Apparently they do matter. I just performed the following experiment:
>
> 1. created a temporary package
> 2. linked that package into another project
> 3. used 'osc linktobranch' to convert the project
> 4. used rdelete on the source project
>
> Now all operations on the linked/branched project fail.
>
> Incidentally, I found a way to do what I want:
>
> 1. [optional, but useful] synchronize the contents of the source and
> linked projects so that the linked project is identical to the source
> project
> 2. use copypac to overwrite the linked project with the source
> project. This retains the release number.
> 3. use rdelete to remove the original source project
>
> I wish there was an easier way to do this. An osc unlink command would
> be really nice.
>
>
>
>   
Sorry for the late reply. I use it without a problem if I want to create
a new package based on the original link but linked to another package.
I can't comment on debris left behind.
Regards
Dave P
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