[MacPorts] #13143: Hard-links used for image-mode don't really fit Time Machine

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#13143: Hard-links used for image-mode don't really fit Time Machine
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  Reporter:  spiralyoda-macports at yahoo.fr  |       Owner:  macports-tickets at lists.macosforge.org
      Type:  defect                        |      Status:  new                                  
  Priority:  Low                           |   Milestone:  MacPorts base bugs                   
 Component:  base                          |     Version:  1.5.0                                
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Comment (by spiralyoda-macports at yahoo.fr):

 Well, of course it's an issue of Time Machine, but :

 a) I don't think we have enought weight to make sure apple solves it so
 we'd better find a workaround in macports.
 b) The way hard-links work make it really difficult to store them on a
 different hard-drive (reference number for a file on a volume...)
 c) Time machine internally uses hard-links for incremental backups
 d) I don't think what is done with hard-links in macports couldn't be done
 as well with symlinks, and symlinks would perfectly fit with Time Machine.

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/macports/ticket/13143#comment:3>
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