A few of python's postinst scripts byte-compile the source files they install. The byte-compiled files are to be removed by the postrm scripts (a script removes all byte-compiled files where sources can't be found). Now if the python package had created a new directory, this directory is not empty until after postrm and won't be removed therefore.
Should I keep this procedure and perhaps try to remove the directory in postrm with something like "(rmdir /usr/lib/python1.5/lib-tk 2>/dev/null || true)" ? The user still will get a warning about the non-empty directory. Should I come up with a solution that tries to remove the byte-compiled files in the prerm ? (I had to keep track of the files that were created in postinst). Or should I include the byte-compiled files in the packages ? Gregor --- | Gregor Hoffleit Mathematisches Institut, Uni HD | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] INF 288, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany | | (NeXTmail, MIME) (49)6221 54-5771 fax 54-8312 | | "We will make windows invisible" | -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .