Silly Packaging Problem
Hello all,
I hope I've got the right list. If not, I appologize; just point the
way and I'll take my question to the proper list.
I'm attempting to write a debian package for our site that installs
configuration files specific to our needs. I'm not a *complete* n00b --
I've written dozens of packages similar to this one and they work
without a hitch -- but for some reason this one isn't working.
Here's what I've been able to figure out:
My package pre-depends on the package that it configures: (In this
case, courier-authdaemon.)
In my preinst script:
1) I check for the presence of a file: /etc/courier/authdaemonrc -- exit
w/ error if it doesn't exist.
2) I then divert this file.
3) Then I check to see that (a) /etc/courier/authdaemonrc does not
exist, and (b) that /etc/courier/authdaemonrc.distrib does exist.
4) The script continues by diverting other files that are also to be
replaced.
After the preinst script exits the files from my package are installed.
I presume dpkg handles this magically.
Then, in my postinst script:
1) I check for the presence of /etc/courier/authdaemonrc.distrib
2) I check for the presence of /etc/courier/authdaemonrc (from my package)
*** This is where the package installation fails --
/etc/courier/authdaemonrc does not exist.
Now, before you say, "Hey stupid, make sure your
etc/courier/authdaemonrc file is actually *in* the package..." I
already have. When I extract the contents of the .deb file to a
directory using 'dpkg-deb -x', here is what I have:
3924634 4 drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Aug 8 15:52 .
3924641 4 drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Aug 8 15:44 ./etc
3924643 4 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Aug 8 15:45
./etc/courier
3924645 4 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 364 Aug 3 14:38
./etc/courier/imapd.cnf
3924646 8 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6139 Aug 3 14:38
./etc/courier/imapd-ssl
3924647 4 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2692 Aug 3 14:38
./etc/courier/authdaemonrc
3924648 16 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12638 Aug 3 14:38
./etc/courier/imapd
3924649 4 drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Aug 8 15:45 ./usr
3924650 4 drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Aug 8 15:45
./usr/share
3924651 4 drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Aug 8 15:45
./usr/share/doc
3924652 4 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Aug 8 15:45
./usr/share/doc/tiem-courier-cfg
3924653 4 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1055 Aug 3 14:38
./usr/share/doc/tiem-courier-cfg/copyright
3924654 4 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 366 Aug 8 15:43
./usr/share/doc/tiem-courier-cfg/changelog.gz
3924655 4 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Aug 8 15:45
./DEBIAN
3924656 4 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1160 Aug 8 15:45
./DEBIAN/postinst
3924657 4 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1373 Aug 8 15:45
./DEBIAN/preinst
3924658 4 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 738 Aug 8 15:45
./DEBIAN/prerm
3924659 4 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1019 Aug 8 15:45
./DEBIAN/postrm
3924660 4 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 91 Aug 8 15:45
./DEBIAN/conffiles
3924661 4 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 376 Aug 8 15:45
./DEBIAN/md5sums
3924662 4 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 510 Aug 8 15:45
./DEBIAN/control
As you can see, etc/courier/authdaemonrc clearly exists in the package file.
The other files in etc/courier/ are installed as expected, but for some
reason the authdaemonrc file is not installed.
Oh, and it get's better. After installation, when I do 'dpkg -L',
etc/courier/authdaemonrc *is* listed as one of the files installed by my
package.
So... Uh... Can anyone enlighten me as to why this is happening?
Anxiously awaiting a clue,
Michael Peek
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