Re: help in resolving error,building a .deb pkg ;newbie!!
On 2009-09-21 22:27 +0200, shampavman wrote:
> Im new to .deb packaging.. and learning it as a test I wanted to
> modify the alien pkg such that it automatically creates a symlink from
> /usr/bin/alien to /usr/sfw/bin/alien.. and thus i changed the rules
> file appropriately... but when I do a build this is what I get
>
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/shampavman/packaging/alien-8.73'
> dh_auto_test
> make[1]: Entering directory `/home/shampavman/packaging/alien-8.73'
> No tests defined for Alien extension.
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/shampavman/packaging/alien-8.73'
> # simple smoke test
> /bin/ln -s /usr/bin/alien /usr/sfw/bin/alien
> /bin/ln: creating symbolic link `/usr/sfw/bin/alien': No such file or directory
You need to create the target directory for the link beforehand:
mkdir -p /usr/sfw/bin
Sven
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