Craig Small wrote: > On Wed, Feb 07, 2007 at 07:36:47AM +0100, Martin Schulze wrote: >> Purge means purge, but it shouldnt purge files/directories now owned >> by another package. lpr/lprng are a special case I guess. > > Hmm, yes I see the problem now. > So either lprng has to orphan the spool directory, in other words > it will be there if you purge lprng and do not install anything or > we get your problem described in this bug report. > > I can't see a way of lprng postinst saying 'oh lpr is being installed' > and not deleting the directory.
One way is to have a question in the postrm on purge to check if the directory should be removed. I'm not sure what the best way is. I guess lpr should use /var/spool/lpr and lprng should use /var/spool/lprng. The current state of things is more legacy than anything. After all, no other programs should be messing with the spool directories anyway. Messy solution, but fixes the current problem. - Adam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
