Hi Paul, thank you for that hint and description of your workaround! Looks like you've invested a little bit more time into working around this issue than me :-)
I've added "-f" to the update-rc.d.bbclass and now it's working like a charm: diff --git a/meta/classes/update-rc.d.bbclass b/meta/classes/update-rc.d.bbclass index d8cc342..dbb5781 100644 --- a/meta/classes/update-rc.d.bbclass +++ b/meta/classes/update-rc.d.bbclass @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ updatercd_postrm() { if test "$D" != ""; then OPT="-f -r $D" else - OPT="" + OPT="-f" fi if type update-rc.d >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then update-rc.d $OPT ${INITSCRIPT_NAME} remove Nonetheless, I think there have to be a "cleaner" way to solve this issue than forcing the update-rc.d. Maybe someone else has an idea how to solve this problem? regards, Richard > -----Original Message----- > From: Stath, Paul [mailto:pst...@axxcelera.com] > Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2013 5:40 PM > To: Richard Leitner - SKIDATA > Cc: Yocto Project Discussion ML (yocto@yoctoproject.org) > Subject: RE: Errors with update-rc.d: /etc/init.d/XXX exists during rc.d > purge (use -f to > force) > > Richard -- > > My "workaround" was a little less drastic than yours. (grin) > > Before upgrading to the new package via 'dpkg -i', I would edit the postrm > script in > /var/lib/dpkg/info/<pkg-name>,postrm, adding the "-f" argument to "force" the > symlink removal, as suggested by the error message. > > Then the upgrade install works correctly. (With only a warning from the > postrm script > of the previous package.) > > I believe that the issue is that when installing a package over an earlier > release, dpkg > performs the following steps: > > 1) Extract control files of new package > 2) Execute "prerm" script of previous package if applicable. > 3) Execute "preinst" script of new package. > 4) Unpack new files and backup old files. > 5) Execute "postrm" script of previous package if applicable. > 6) Configure the package > > When installing a newer version of the package, the "postrm" in step 5 fails, > because > the initscript from the new package is extracted in step 4, and update-rc.d > w/o the "-f" > argument exits with a non-zero return code. > > I would argue that the "updatercd_postrm()" stanza in the update-rc.d.bbclass > should > include the "-f" flag. > (Anyone on the list want to chime in on this?) > > In the meantime, I have added my own "updatercd_postrm()" stanza in the > .bbappend > file for the package I'm having issues with, which overrides the one provided > by > update-rc.d.bbclass. > > updatercd_postrm() { > update-rc.d $D -f ${INITSCRIPT_NAME} remove } > > -- > Paul Stath > Axxcelera Broadband Wireless > > >From: Richard Leitner - SKIDATA [richard.leit...@skidata.com] > >Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2013 11:02 AM > >To: Stath, Paul > >Cc: Yocto Project Discussion ML (yocto@yoctoproject.org) > >Subject: RE: Errors with update-rc.d: /etc/init.d/XXX exists during > >rc.d purge (use -f to force) > > > >Hi Paul, > >good to hear I'm not the only one suffering from this issue... > >No, I've received no response on the mailing list yet, but maybe someone has > >a hint > for us now? > > > >The only "workaround" I found is to purge the package and afterwards install > >the > new version. > >I know this is a really dirty workaround, but it's the only "solution" I > >found. > > > >Have you discovered any other workarounds, Paul? > > > >regards > >Richard > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Stath, Paul [mailto:pst...@axxcelera.com] > >>Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2013 4:49 PM > >>To: Richard Leitner - SKIDATA > >>Subject: RE: Errors with update-rc.d: /etc/init.d/XXX exists during > >>rc.d purge (use -f to force) > >> > >>Richard -- > >> > >>I am also getting the "update-rc.d: /etc/init.d/XXX exists during rc.d > >>purge" error > when I attempt to install a newer version of one of my packages. > >> > >>It doesn't look like you received any response to your post to the yocto > >>mailing list. > >> > >>Did you get any response, or did you discover a workaround? > >> > >>-- > >>Paul Stath > >>Axxcelera Broadband Wireless _______________________________________________ yocto mailing list yocto@yoctoproject.org https://lists.yoctoproject.org/listinfo/yocto