[OpenAFS] Feedback on 1.2.3 release

[Steven N. Hirsch]

On 3 Feb 2002, Derek Atkins wrote:

> "Steven N. Hirsch" <shirsch@adelphia.net> writes:
> 
> > - openafs-client-1.2.3-rh7.2.2.i386.rpm cheerfully overwrote my CellSrvDB 
> >   file.  I don't recall having this occur with prior upgrades.
> 
> That's because there were no updates in prior versions, but in this
> version I updated to the most recent CellServDB from
> grand.central.org.  Then again, it is marked as a config file in the
> SPEC, so I don't know why it changed your version, unless of course
> you made no local changes.  Check to see if there is a .rpmsave
> version of the file?

There was not.  It occurs to me that I tried to install the (broken) 
openafs-client-1.2.3-rh7.2.1 before the fixed version.  Could that have 
been resonsible?

> > - The client package no longer includes /usr/vice/etc/makesymtable.  Was 
> >   this an intentional omission?  If so, why?
> 
> This is intentional.  You should use 'afsmodname -x' to perform the
> same function and 'makesymtable' used to do.  Unfortunately I
> neglected to update the documentation to this affect.  I'll see if I
> can update that soon, but I don't plan to make another release at the
> moment.
> 
> My appologies.

No need to apologize.  With the amount of work you, Derrick and all the
others have put into this, it is we who are not worthy...

Steve