Re: configuring lilo on package installation

[Goswin von Brederlow <brederlo@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de>]

Javier =?iso-8859-15?Q?Fern=E1ndez-Sanguino_Pe=F1a?= <jfs@computer.org> writes:

> On Sun, Nov 23, 2003 at 06:19:39PM +0100, Tobias Grimm wrote:
> > Hi!
> > 
> > I'm working on a nvram-wakeup package for a Debian based VDR 
> > distribution (c't vdr). nvram-wakeup needs a special kernel-image, that 
> > forces a shutdown on the next reboot. Normally this image is installed 
> > to /boot and a new section has to be added to lilo.conf:
> > 
> > image  = /boot/bzImage.poweroff
> > label  = PowerOff
> > 
> > It wouldn't be a problem to modify the lilo.conf in the maintainer 
> > script, but I'm not sure if this is the way this should be done.
> 
> Yes it is, it's a policy violation.
> 
> > 
> > What's the best way to add a section to the lilo.conf during package 
> > installation (and remove it when uninstalling)?
> 
> If the lilo manager does not provide a script to manage lilo.conf, or does
> not provide a way to "hook" things into it (the answer to both question is,
> I believe, that it doesn't), IMHO you can only add a debconf note telling
> the admin what he needs to do in order to enable the package.

One can dpkg-divert lilo with a script that runs the real lilo with an
alternate config file. But thats realy ugly and only works for one
package at a time.

MfG
        Goswin