Author: Sheldon Hearn Date: To: Philip Hazel CC: exim-users Subject: Re: [Exim] Exim install script
On Thu, 13 Sep 2001 15:45:58 +0100, Philip Hazel wrote:
> > Can't we use hardlinks, so that the end result is to have the correct
> > version of Exim installed as the expected binary?
>
> I'm wary of hard links. They cause confusion because of their rarity. I
> got bit recently and overwrote a Perl binary by mistake because of this.
Well, if you don't like them, that's a point against them, but they're
ideal for this kind of thing, where an atomic update is highly
desirable.
Alternatively, just make shutting Exim down an upgrade requirement. :-)
