On 2012-08-09 01:34, Charles Plessy wrote:
> +       Maintainer scripts should not create directories.  Instead, the

that contradicts the regulations about creating directories in /usr/local

also creating *private* directory hierarchies in
/var/{lib,log,spool,...} that are *not shared* with another package is
probably OK

> +       binary packages should install the directories needed for their
> +       maintainer scripts together with the other files and directories
> +       distributed in their data tar archive, to ensure that they are
> +       properly removed when purging packages.

I don't think that is clear enough for this case: if $pkg depends on
$foo which ships $dir, $pkg needs to ship $dir, too, (unless $foo is
essential/required)


Andreas


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