Your message dated Thu, 20 Feb 2014 21:38:16 +0100
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and subject line Re: Bug#739634: "dpkg-maintscript-helper supports" always
returns 1
has caused the Debian Bug report #739634,
regarding "dpkg-maintscript-helper supports" always returns 1
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739634: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=739634
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Package: dpkg
Version: 1.17.6
Severity: normal
Dear Maintainer,
I need to use dir_to_symlink and see in 'man dpkg-maintscript-helper':
"[...] we can call the program only if we know that the required
command is supported by the currently installed dpkg:
if dpkg-maintscript-helper supports command; then
dpkg-maintscript-helper command ...
fi
"
On my computer dpkg-maintscript-helper supports always returns 1:
snoopy:~$ dpkg-maintscript-helper supports dir_to_symlink; echo $?
dpkg-maintscript-helper: warning: environment variable DPKG_MAINTSCRIPT_NAME
missing
dpkg-maintscript-helper: warning: environment variable DPKG_MAINTSCRIPT_PACKAGE
missing
1
snoopy:~$ dpkg-maintscript-helper supports fasdfa; echo $?
dpkg-maintscript-helper: warning: environment variable DPKG_MAINTSCRIPT_NAME
missing
dpkg-maintscript-helper: warning: environment variable DPKG_MAINTSCRIPT_PACKAGE
missing
1
snoopy:~$ dpkg-maintscript-helper supports xyz; echo $?
dpkg-maintscript-helper: warning: environment variable DPKG_MAINTSCRIPT_NAME
missing
dpkg-maintscript-helper: warning: environment variable DPKG_MAINTSCRIPT_PACKAGE
missing
1
Kind regards,
Eugen
-- System Information:
Debian Release: jessie/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 3.5-trunk-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages dpkg depends on:
ii libbz2-1.0 1.0.6-5
ii libc6 2.17-97
ii liblzma5 5.1.1alpha+20120614-2
ii libselinux1 2.2.2-1
ii tar 1.27.1-1
ii zlib1g 1:1.2.8.dfsg-1
dpkg recommends no packages.
Versions of packages dpkg suggests:
ii apt 0.9.15.2
-- no debconf information
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--- Begin Message ---
Hi!
On Thu, 2014-02-20 at 18:23:59 +0100, Eugen Dedu wrote:
> Package: dpkg
> Version: 1.17.6
> Severity: normal
> I need to use dir_to_symlink and see in 'man dpkg-maintscript-helper':
>
> "[...] we can call the program only if we know that the required
> command is supported by the currently installed dpkg:
> if dpkg-maintscript-helper supports command; then
> dpkg-maintscript-helper command ...
> fi
> "
>
> On my computer dpkg-maintscript-helper supports always returns 1:
>
> snoopy:~$ dpkg-maintscript-helper supports dir_to_symlink; echo $?
> dpkg-maintscript-helper: warning: environment variable DPKG_MAINTSCRIPT_NAME
> missing
> dpkg-maintscript-helper: warning: environment variable
> DPKG_MAINTSCRIPT_PACKAGE missing
> 1
> snoopy:~$ dpkg-maintscript-helper supports fasdfa; echo $?
> dpkg-maintscript-helper: warning: environment variable DPKG_MAINTSCRIPT_NAME
> missing
> dpkg-maintscript-helper: warning: environment variable
> DPKG_MAINTSCRIPT_PACKAGE missing
> 1
> snoopy:~$ dpkg-maintscript-helper supports xyz; echo $?
> dpkg-maintscript-helper: warning: environment variable DPKG_MAINTSCRIPT_NAME
> missing
> dpkg-maintscript-helper: warning: environment variable
> DPKG_MAINTSCRIPT_PACKAGE missing
> 1
Tha's because the mentioned variables are not defined in the
environment, as dpkg does. Check this instead:
$ env DPKG_MAINTSCRIPT_NAME=postinst DPKG_MAINTSCRIPT_PACKAGE=pkg \
dpkg-maintscript-helper supports dir_to_symlink
$ echo $?
0
I'm thus closing this bug report.
Thanks,
Guillem
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