Hi
<disclaimer>
I am guessing on this
</disclaimer>
I would guess if you are using /usr/local/bin as the directory the
problem is that apt doesn't see any one else using /usr/local/bin
dpks -S /usr/local/bin
return not found for me, so when you purge apt does what it is supposed
to.
if you are using .debs why not place the file in /usr/bin, and if there
are alternatives then use the alternatives methods
I guess the {...}/local/{...} is not meant for deb'ed programmes or
libraries.
try dpkg -S /usr/bin
Alex
On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 12:43:56PM -0700, michael@estone.ca wrote:
> Hello,
> Sorry this isn't exactly related to the AMD64 arch, but I thought
> I would quickly ask here before trying debian-user.
>
> I created a custom .deb package with dpkg-deb -b mikesapp.
> All my files and such (including the DEBIAN folder) live in mikesapp.
> Running dpkg-deb -b creates my .deb file and all is good.
> I install with dpkg -i mikesapp.deb.
>
> The program runs and works all good.
> I can apt-get remove package, and everything is still happy and clean.
> The main problem I have is when I apt-get --purge remove the package.
> The --purge wants to delete all the parent directories from the
> installed files.
> For example:
>
> Lets say the custom package .deb will install files into
> /usr/local/bin/mikesapp
>
> When I apt-get remove the package, the mikesapp folder and its contents
> are deleted. If I apt-get --purge remove the package, it removes
> mikesapp, plus tries to delete bin and local.
> bin gets wiped since nothing else was in there, but local stays and
> apt-get replies saying "not empty, so not removed".
>
> Is this normal when building custom .deb packages via dpkg-deb?
> Am I missing something when building the package?
>
> Thanks-you,
>
> Mike
>
>
>
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