[csw-users] a package (but which one) removes a symlink /opt/csw and installs a real directory.

[James Lee]

On 29/03/06, 16:43:10, ci <ishikawa at yk.rim.or.jp> wrote regarding 
[csw-users] a package (but which one) removes a symlink /opt/csw and 
installs a real directory.:

> installing a package during "pkg-get install mplayer"
> removes a symlink /opt/csw (-> ${HOME}/csw } then
> creates a real directory /opt/csw and
> installs files under this real directory. But as a consequence,
> blastware packages installed under ${HOME}/csw via the old
> symlink were no longer recognized after this
> change.

> Sorry, I have only very sketchy information.
> But here is the step I took to see this event.


> Background:

> I had a symlink called

>       /opt/csw  -> /home/ishikawa/csw

> I made this symlink to my home directory after seeing the
> root partition that holds "/" is getting tight in terms of available
> space.


Not sure which package does it but the solution is to use a lookback
mount for /opt/csw and not a link.  See lofs(7FS).  Something like:

	mount -F lofs /home/ishikawa/csw /opt/csw



James.