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Bug 171801 - app-arch/tar-1.16.1 - /etc/rmt should be a symlink
Summary: app-arch/tar-1.16.1 - /etc/rmt should be a symlink
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: New packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High normal (vote)
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Reported: 2007-03-22 14:15 UTC by cilly
Modified: 2007-03-22 14:54 UTC (History)
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Description cilly 2007-03-22 14:15:52 UTC 
On every call of /etc/rmt an additional exec command is executed. In a backup-environment, this could be a performance issue.

Replace the file with a symlink and add a compiler-warning instead.
Comment 1 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2007-03-22 14:54:27 UTC 
No, it shouldn't be a symlink. Read the contents of the file and Bug 159429