tags 286563 + patch Thanks,
J.H.M. Dassen (Ray) @ 2004-12-21 (Tuesday), 06:29 (+0100) > > It should be possible to safely upgrade Gnumeric while running. Also, > > although I realize this is an upstream architectural problem, fundamental > > features such as saving your work should not be relegated to a "plugin". > > I'm sure upstream will be more than happy to critique any patches you have > to "fix" this. Why not solve the problem within debian if it is easier to do it there than upstream? The attached one line patch makes the bug go away, makes everyone happy and I couldn't possibly think of any bad effects it could have. Would you please consider adding it to the package? -- /Martin
#!/bin/sh set -e /bin/ps -C gnumeric > /dev/null && ( echo "All instances of gnumeric should be stopped before upgrading it."; exit 1 )