On Fri, Sep 14, 2001 at 09:23:53AM -0500, Steve Greenland wrote: > On 13-Sep-01, 18:37 (CDT), Edward Betts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Debconf question: do you want a symlink. > > Please, no. The fact that debconf provides an easy, consistent way to > interact with the user does not mean that every possible choice that > a package makes needs to ask the user. If I wanted to make all the > choices, I'll build from source :-). Either put in the symlink, or > don't, but don't bug me about it.
Amen! > If you want to put in the symlink, but allow the admin to remove it > permanently, do this: > > 1. If a new install, don't add symlink (no installed base). > > 2. If upgrading from a version that had /usr/lib/procmail-lib, put in > symlink. > > 3. If upgrading from a (newer) version that did not have > /usr/lib/procmail-lib, > don't do anything (neither add nor remove symlink). > > This is easy by looking at the arguments to the postinst and using 'dpkg > --compare-versions'. Err, why not just test for the existence of directory /usr/lib/procmail-lib ? Is there an advantage to checking the package version instead? -Steve -- by Rocket to the Moon, by Airplane to the Rocket, by Taxi to the Airport, by Frontdoor to the Taxi, by throwing back the blanket and laying down the legs ... - They Might Be Giants
