Lars Wirzenius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Hi,

> My analysis: the postrm script tries to remove the link when the package
> is purged, but this is too late: dpkg does not know about the link
> in /etc/udev/rules.d, so it tries to remove the directories already when
> the package is being removed, before it is being purged.

Yes, that's what happens.

> I guess the link should be removed already when the package is purged?

Sure, but I'm still looking for the proper solution here.

> Alternatively, don't put /etc/udev/rules.d into the package, create it
> in postinst (and remove in postrm).

I'll keep it in the package but I'll add the necessary rmdir magic to
remove /etc/udev. There's room for improvement in the package purge
procedure, it seems :/


This really is a non-issue, as udev will be obsole^Wstandard by the
time Etch releases, so every desktop system will probably have it
installed...

JB.

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