Bug#409907: Installing lpr over lprng doesn't work

2007-02-09 Thread Martin Schulze
Craig Small wrote: > On Thu, Feb 08, 2007 at 09:36:43AM -0600, Adam Majer wrote: > > Martin Schulze wrote: > > >> I can't see a way of lprng postinst saying 'oh lpr is being installed' > > >> and not deleting the directory. > > > > > > I feared that... > > > > > > Maybe lprng postinst can check w

Bug#409907: Installing lpr over lprng doesn't work

2007-02-09 Thread Craig Small
On Thu, Feb 08, 2007 at 09:36:43AM -0600, Adam Majer wrote: > Martin Schulze wrote: > >> I can't see a way of lprng postinst saying 'oh lpr is being installed' > >> and not deleting the directory. > > > > I feared that... > > > > Maybe lprng postinst can check when it's going from rc to purge > >

Bug#409907: Installing lpr over lprng doesn't work

2007-02-08 Thread Adam Majer
Martin Schulze wrote: >> I can't see a way of lprng postinst saying 'oh lpr is being installed' >> and not deleting the directory. > > I feared that... > > Maybe lprng postinst can check when it's going from rc to purge > and lpr is installed not to wipe the spool directory? And vice-versa? :) A

Bug#409907: Installing lpr over lprng doesn't work

2007-02-07 Thread Martin Schulze
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

Bug#409907: Installing lpr over lprng doesn't work

2007-02-07 Thread Adam Majer
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 d

Bug#409907: Installing lpr over lprng doesn't work

2007-02-07 Thread Craig Small
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 w

Bug#409907: Installing lpr over lprng doesn't work

2007-02-06 Thread Martin Schulze
Craig Small wrote: > On Tue, Feb 06, 2007 at 10:19:51AM +0100, Martin Schulze wrote: > > 2. lprng.postrm should not remove /var/spool/lpd upon purge > > I cannot see the justification for this, purge means purge right? Purge means purge, but it shouldnt purge files/directories now owned by anoth

Bug#409907: Installing lpr over lprng doesn't work

2007-02-06 Thread Craig Small
On Tue, Feb 06, 2007 at 10:19:51AM +0100, Martin Schulze wrote: > 2. lprng.postrm should not remove /var/spool/lpd upon purge I cannot see the justification for this, purge means purge right? - Craig -- Craig Small GnuPG:1C1B D893 1418 2AF4 45EE 95CB C76C E5AC 12CA DFA5 http://www.enc.co

Bug#409907: Installing lpr over lprng doesn't work

2007-02-06 Thread Martin Schulze
Package: lpr, lprng Version: 2006.11.04, 3.8.28dfsg.1-1 Severity: important Installing lpr (by removing lprng) will leave you with no working lpr package since /var/spool/lpd is owned daemon.lp with mode 700. It should've been lp.lp with mode 2775. Purging lprng afterwards will remove /var/spool