On Wed, 2008-05-07 at 17:03:37 -0400, Joey Hess wrote: > If you actually try to make a package that uses -exec and restarts its > deamon in the postinst, it doesn't work. Example: > > http://kitenet.net/~joey/tmp/dictd_1.10.11.dfsg-2_i386.deb
> All good so far, but now try reinstalling: [...] > The init script uses this to test if it's running, and after dpkg replaces > the binary it fails. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/joey/tmp>start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile > /var/run/dictd.pid --exec /usr/sbin/dictd --test -v > Would start /usr/sbin/dictd . It fails because the preinst is unconditionally removing the pid file on upgrade. regards, guillem -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
