Bug 171801

Summary:	app-arch/tar-1.16.1 - /etc/rmt should be a symlink
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	cilly <cilly>
Component:	New packages	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	normal
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

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