On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 14:36:25 +0200, Marco d'Itri wrote:

> > At the time I wrote this line it wasn't on my machine but anyway.
> Then either you deleted it or removed the tun module after loading it.

Probably.

> In either case it's your fault.

I don't doubt that, I just try to get a better understanding in order
to provide the best solution for our users -- who might do silly
things, too :-)

> > I'm still hestitating to change the postinst because of the first test
> > above -- if there's no /dev/net/tun and the package is installed and
> > runs MAKEDEV tun then there's no /dev/net/tun and iodine won't work
> > until the next reboot.
> This cannot happen unless you break your system.

Alright, I've checked on two other systems and I see no reason
anymore to keep the postinst as it is; i.e. I'll apply your proposed
changes ASAP.

Thanks for taking the time to explain this issue!

Cheers,
gregor 
 
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