[PATCH] Allow /tmp to be a symlink to /run/tmp

Dmitry Bogatov KAction at debian.org
Sun Dec 2 22:00:10 GMT 2018


[2018-12-01 18:21] Serge Belyshev <belyshev at depni.sinp.msu.ru>
> Hi! This patch fixes two small issues:
> 
> In /usr/share/doc/initscripts/README.Debian it is documented that /tmp
> could be a symlink to a non-existent directory, which will be created.
> However, this fails because bootclean.sh runs before mountall.sh and
> clean_tmp() chokes on a broken link.

Thank you for your contribution. Next time I recommend you to create
bug. It will get forwarded to this list.

While this patch looks reasonable, sorry my curiosity, why this
functionality (/tmp could be link to non-existent directory) in useful?




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