Re: lintian errors in my waimea package

[Giorgio Mandolfo <g_mandolfo@virgilio.it>]

On 2002.08.28 03:03 Jay Graves wrote:

> W: waimea: prerm-does-not-remove-usr-doc-link
> W: waimea: postinst-does-not-set-usr-doc-link

> I am really not quite sure what to do here and I would really
> appreciate
> some guidance.
> Thanks

Hi.
As lintian said, you have to write a simple prerm and postinst script 
(or add to your previous one) in the debian/ dir, that set the symlink 
to your extra documentation page (and remove it if you remove the 
package).

For example postinst could be:
-----------
#! /bin/sh
case "$1" in
    configure)
if [ "$1" = "configure" ]; then
 if [ -d /usr/doc -a ! -e /usr/doc/waimea -a -d /usr/share/doc/waimea 
]; then
  ln -sf ../share/doc/waimea /usr/doc/waimea
 fi
fi

    ;;

    abort-upgrade|abort-remove|abort-deconfigure)

    ;;

    *)
        echo "postinst called with unknown argument \`$1'" >&2
exit 1
    ;;
esac
exit 0
-------------
and prerm
-------------
#! /bin/sh
case "$1" in
    upgrade|remove)
        if [ \( "$1" = "upgrade" -o "$1" = "remove" \) -a -L 
/usr/doc/waimea ]; then \
                rm -f /usr/doc/waimea
        fi
    ;;

    abort-upgrade)
    ;;

    *)
        echo "preinst called with unknown argument \`$1'" >&2
        exit 1
    ;;
esac
exit 0
----------

This have to be done in order to respect the Filesystem Hiearchy. Look 
at chapter 13.3 of Debian Policy :-)

Bye bye
Giorgio

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