Re: Unclear new string
Hello Guillem, On Tue, Nov 23, 2021 at 10:14:06PM +0100, Guillem Jover wrote: > On Tue, 2021-11-23 at 18:16:30 +0100, Helge Kreutzmann wrote: > > while updating the translation of the man pages, I stumbled over one > > sentence I could not make sense of: > > > > "The file mode check failed (since dpkg 1.21.0). This check currently > > only applies to regular files that have a known digest, and on the > > filesystem are not regular files." > > > > The part after the "and" is unclear. A filesystem without regular > > files? > > Hmm, right when writing that I did pause for a bit thinking whether it > was clear or not, but I guess my bias tricked me. :) Let me retry: > > The file mode check failed (since dpkg 1.21.0). This check currently > only applies to pathnames that have a known digest and are not regular > files on the filesystem. > > If that helps, I'll update git with it. Yes, this is clear and I understand this. Thanks for the update. Greetings Helge -- Dr. Helge Kreutzmann deb...@helgefjell.de Dipl.-Phys. http://www.helgefjell.de/debian.php 64bit GNU powered gpg signed mail preferred Help keep free software "libre": http://www.ffii.de/ signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: Unclear new string
[ Hmm, forgot to send this yesterday after the push. :) ] On Tue, 2021-11-23 at 23:02:55 +0100, Julian Andres Klode wrote: > Guillem Jover schrieb am Di., 23. Nov. 2021, 22:14: > > On Tue, 2021-11-23 at 18:16:30 +0100, Helge Kreutzmann wrote: > > > while updating the translation of the man pages, I stumbled over one > > > sentence I could not make sense of: > > > > > > "The file mode check failed (since dpkg 1.21.0). This check currently > > > only applies to regular files that have a known digest, and on the > > > filesystem are not regular files." > > > > > > The part after the "and" is unclear. A filesystem without regular > > > files? > > > > Hmm, right when writing that I did pause for a bit thinking whether it > > was clear or not, but I guess my bias tricked me. :) Let me retry: > > > > The file mode check failed (since dpkg 1.21.0). This check currently > > only applies to pathnames that have a known digest and are not regular > > files on the filesystem. > Sorry for the phone answer, but as I had to read that three times, I > figured I'd note that. I think I got it now: There is a conflict between > having a digest and being an irregular file. > > First I wondered: Huh is this checking digests of such files, this makes no > sense? I was like, should this be an or? > > Second I forgot. > > Turn the "and" into a "but" and I think it gets OK. Currently the > contradiction is not easy to deduct. > > Or write explicitly that having a digest conflicts with actually not being > s regular file. Ok, I've ended up with this which I've just pushed to git: ,--- The file mode check failed (since dpkg 1.21.0). Because pathname metadata is currently not tracked, this check can only be partially emulated via a very simple heuristic for pathnames that have a known digest, which implies they should be regular files, where the check will fail if the pathname is not a regular file on the filesystem. This check will currently never succeed as it does not have enough information available. `--- I can refine further if it's still not clear. :) Thanks, Guillem
Re: Unclear new string
Guillem Jover schrieb am Di., 23. Nov. 2021, 22:14: > Hi! > > On Tue, 2021-11-23 at 18:16:30 +0100, Helge Kreutzmann wrote: > > while updating the translation of the man pages, I stumbled over one > > sentence I could not make sense of: > > > > "The file mode check failed (since dpkg 1.21.0). This check currently > > only applies to regular files that have a known digest, and on the > > filesystem are not regular files." > > > > The part after the "and" is unclear. A filesystem without regular > > files? > > Hmm, right when writing that I did pause for a bit thinking whether it > was clear or not, but I guess my bias tricked me. :) Let me retry: > > The file mode check failed (since dpkg 1.21.0). This check currently > only applies to pathnames that have a known digest and are not regular > files on the filesystem. > Sorry for the phone answer, but as I had to read that three times, I figured I'd note that. I think I got it now: There is a conflict between having a digest and being an irregular file. First I wondered: Huh is this checking digests of such files, this makes no sense? I was like, should this be an or? Second I forgot. Turn the "and" into a "but" and I think it gets OK. Currently the contradiction is not easy to deduct. Or write explicitly that having a digest conflicts with actually not being s regular file.
Re: Unclear new string
Hi! On Tue, 2021-11-23 at 18:16:30 +0100, Helge Kreutzmann wrote: > while updating the translation of the man pages, I stumbled over one > sentence I could not make sense of: > > "The file mode check failed (since dpkg 1.21.0). This check currently > only applies to regular files that have a known digest, and on the > filesystem are not regular files." > > The part after the "and" is unclear. A filesystem without regular > files? Hmm, right when writing that I did pause for a bit thinking whether it was clear or not, but I guess my bias tricked me. :) Let me retry: The file mode check failed (since dpkg 1.21.0). This check currently only applies to pathnames that have a known digest and are not regular files on the filesystem. If that helps, I'll update git with it. Thanks, Guillem
Unclear new string
Hello Guillem, while updating the translation of the man pages, I stumbled over one sentence I could not make sense of: "The file mode check failed (since dpkg 1.21.0). This check currently only applies to regular files that have a known digest, and on the filesystem are not regular files." The part after the "and" is unclear. A filesystem without regular files? Thanks for clarification. Greetings Helge -- Dr. Helge Kreutzmann deb...@helgefjell.de Dipl.-Phys. http://www.helgefjell.de/debian.php 64bit GNU powered gpg signed mail preferred Help keep free software "libre": http://www.ffii.de/ signature.asc Description: PGP signature
