I just tried this as a first attempt towards preinst:
#!/bin/sh set -e for link in /etc/alternatives/libopenmpi.so /etc/alternatives/libmpi++.so do echo -n "Looking at $link: " if test -e $link then echo -n "Yes " else echo -n "No " fi if test -f $link then echo -n "Yes " else echo -n "No " fi if test -h $link then echo -n "Yes " else echo -n "No " fi echo "" done exit 0 Bizarre: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/src/debian/SVN/openmpi/debian> ./libopenmpi-dev.preinst Looking at /etc/alternatives/libopenmpi.so: No No No Looking at /etc/alternatives/libmpi++.so: No No Yes 5 times NO ? I don't believe it... Dirk -- Three out of two people have difficulties with fractions. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]