On 14/11/06 at 10:21 -0800, Vagrant Cascadian wrote: > On Tue, Nov 14, 2006 at 05:59:00PM +0100, Lucas Nussbaum wrote: > > Package: ltsp-client > > Version: 0.99debian7 > > Severity: serious > > Usertags: grid5000 > > > > Hi, > > > > During a piuparts run over all the packages in etch, I ran into a > > problem with your package: > > Selecting previously deselected package ltsp-client. > > Unpacking ltsp-client (from .../ltsp-client_0.99debian7_i386.deb) ... > > dpkg: error processing > > /var/cache/apt/archives/ltsp-client_0.99debian7_i386.deb (--unpack): > > subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 > > this is intentional. from the description: > > Description: LTSP client environment > The scripts needed to configure and boot an LTSP client. > . > DO NOT install this package on a regular machine, it is intended only > for installation inside a LTSP client filesystem. > > it requires the presence of an /etc/ltsp_chroot file in order to > install. this is a safety precaution to ensure that ltsp-client is being > in an LTSP environment and not on the regular system, as the ltsp-client > init scripts do things that most users would not want on a regular > system. > > though, now that you've brought it up, it might be better for the init > scripts to check for the presence of /etc/ltsp_chroot rather than > preinst.
preinst or postinst looks fine, but please output an error message explaining exactly what you explained in that mail, instead of just dying silently :-) -- | Lucas Nussbaum | [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.lucas-nussbaum.net/ | | jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] GPG: 1024D/023B3F4F | -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
