On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 12:59:54PM -0800, Joe Smith wrote: > I'm having an issue with distributing a .deb package that has a dependency > on another .deb package that might not be in an available repository (or the > target may not have a network connection at the time of installation). What > I'd like to do, ideally, is embed the dependency inside the parent package. > That way, in the preinst script, it could just install it's dependency. > However, the problem is that when installing the parent package, it locks > the dpkg system so when it, in the preinst step, goes to run dpkg -i on the > embedded .deb file, it can't get a lock and fails. > > Is this something that's fundamentally impossible or is there some way to > achieve what I need?
I'm assuming this is for a private package; this set of circumstances would never occur in the Debian archives. >From that perspective, you can do whatever you want. It's not hard to setup a small apt repo (password/IP access restricted, if necessary), or (worst case) have a small shell script glued to a sharchive with both debs that can unshar and dpkg -i both of them. > Also, I want this all to be able to be done from a single dpkg -i <parent > package>.deb and not from a script where I could otherwise do dpkg -i > <parent>.deb <child>.deb. The reasons for this are limitations on the > current method of distribution. Can't be done; the lock on the package metadata files will be taken. - Matt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org