Package: kernel-package
Version: 8.119
Severity: important
Something really strange showed up while i was experimenting with the
kernel-package script hooks.
It works fine for postinst/postrm :
my $version = "2.6.10-power4";
my $link_in_boot = ""; # Should be empty, mostly
my $no_symlink = ""; # Should be empty, mostly
my $reverse_symlink = ""; # Should be empty, mostly
my $do_symlink = "Yes"; # target machine defined
my $do_boot_enable = "Yes"; # target machine defined
my $do_bootfloppy = "Yes"; # target machine defined
my $do_bootloader = "Yes"; # target machine defined
my $move_image = ''; # target machine defined
my $kimage = "vmlinux"; # Should be empty, mostly
my $loader = "quik"; # lilo, silo, quik, palo, vmelilo,
nettrom, arcboot or delo
my $image_dir = "/boot"; # where the image is located
my $clobber_modules = ''; # target machine defined
my $relative_links = ""; # target machine defined
my $initrd = "Yes"; # initrd kernel
my $mkimage = ""; # command to generate the initrd image
my $do_initrd = ''; # Normally we do not
my $warn_initrd = 'YES'; # Normally we do
my $use_hard_links = ''; # hardlinks do not work across fs
boundaries
my $postinst_hook = ''; #Normally we do not
my $postrm_hook = ''; #Normally we do not
my $preinst_hook = ''; #Normally we do not
my $prerm_hook = ''; #Normally we do not
my $minimal_swap = ''; # Do not swap symlinks
my $ignore_depmod_err = ''; # normally we do not
my $relink_src_link = 'YES'; # There is no harm in checking the link
my $relink_build_link = 'YES'; # There is no harm in checking the link
my $force_build_link = ''; # There is no harm in checking the link
my $official_image = "YES"; # only true for official images
my $arch = "powerpc"; # should be same as dpkg
--print-installation-architecture
But fails on preinst/prerm :
# Predefined values:
my $version = "2.6.10-power4";
my $link_in_boot = "=B"; # Should be empty, mostly
my $no_symlink = "=S"; # Should be empty, mostly
my $reverse_symlink = "=R"; # Should be empty, mostly
my $do_symlinks = "Yes"; # target machine defined
my $do_boot_enable = "Yes"; # target machine defined
my $do_bootfloppy = "Yes"; # target machine defined
my $do_bootloader = "Yes"; # target machine defined
my $move_image = ''; # target machine defined
my $kimage = "=K"; # Should be empty, mostly
my $loader = "quik"; # lilo, silo, quik, palo, vmelilo, or
nettrom
my $image_dir = "=D"; # where the image is located
my $clobber_modules = ''; # target machine defined
my $mkimage = ""; # command to generate the initrd image
my $initrd = "=I"; # initrd kernel
my $use_hard_links = ''; # hardlinks do not wirk across fs boundaries
my $postinst_hook = ''; #Normally we do not
my $postrm_hook = ''; #Normally we do not
my $preinst_hook = ''; #Normally we do not
my $prerm_hook = ''; #Normally we do not
my $minimal_swap = ''; # Do not swap symlinks
my $ignore_depmod_err = ''; # normally we do not
my $relink_build_link = 'YES'; # There is no harm in checking the link
my $force_build_link = ''; # There is no harm in checking the link
my $official_image = "YES"; # only true for official images
Since i wanted to use the $1/$2 provided option to the prerm script, which
resulted in a /=D/vmlinux-2.6.10-power4 path, it obviously failed.
After looking at : /usr/share/kernel-package/rules, it is obvious why this
happens, since preinst/prerm only get a subset of the = variables substituted.
I am not sure if this is a mistake or intentional though. The current
kernel-package/rules code is :
sed -e 's/=V/$(version)/g' -e 's/=B/$(link_in_boot)/g' \
-e 's/=S/$(no_symlink)/g' -e 's/=R/$(reverse_symlink)/g' \
-e 's/=K/$(kimage)/g' -e 's/=L/$(loader)/g' \
-e 's/=I/$(INITRD)/g' -e 's,=D,$(IMAGEDIR),g' \
-e '[EMAIL PROTECTED]@$(MKIMAGE)@g' -e 's/=OF/$(AM_OFFICIAL)/g'
\
-e '[EMAIL PROTECTED]@$(DEB_HOST_ARCH)@g'
\
-e 's/=ST/$(INT_STEM)/g' \
$(DEBDIR)/image.postinst > $(IMAGE_TOP)/DEBIAN/postinst
chmod 755 $(IMAGE_TOP)/DEBIAN/postinst
sed -e 's/=V/$(version)/g' -e 's/=B/$(link_in_boot)/g' \
-e 's/=S/$(no_symlink)/g' -e 's/=R/$(reverse_symlink)/g' \
-e 's/=K/$(kimage)/g' -e 's/=L/$(loader)/g' \
-e 's/=I/$(INITRD)/g' -e 's,=D,$(IMAGEDIR),g' \
-e '[EMAIL PROTECTED]@$(MKIMAGE)@g' -e 's/=OF/$(AM_OFFICIAL)/g'
\
$(DEBDIR)/image.postrm > $(IMAGE_TOP)/DEBIAN/postrm
chmod 755 $(IMAGE_TOP)/DEBIAN/postrm
sed -e 's/=V/$(version)/g' -e 's/=L/$(loader)/g' \
-e 's/=I/$(INITRD)/g' -e 's/=OF/$(AM_OFFICIAL)/g' \
-e '[EMAIL PROTECTED]@$(MKIMAGE)@g' -e '[EMAIL
PROTECTED]@$(DEB_HOST_ARCH)@g' \
-e 's/=ST/$(INT_STEM)/g' \
$(DEBDIR)/image.preinst > $(IMAGE_TOP)/DEBIAN/preinst
chmod 755 $(IMAGE_TOP)/DEBIAN/preinst
sed -e 's/=V/$(version)/g' -e 's/=L/$(loader)/g' \
-e '[EMAIL PROTECTED]@$(MKIMAGE)@g' -e 's/=OF/$(AM_OFFICIAL)/g'
\
-e 's/=ST/$(INT_STEM)/g' \
$(DEBDIR)/image.prerm > $(IMAGE_TOP)/DEBIAN/prerm
chmod 755 $(IMAGE_TOP)/DEBIAN/prerm
So, if the current behavior is indeed wanted, i would greatly appreciate an
explanation of it, and a recomended workaround to my problem (well, i could
simply use postrm probably).
And thanks again for your 8.120 upload.
Friendly,
Sven Luther
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: powerpc (ppc)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.8-powerpc
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Versions of packages kernel-package depends on:
ii dpkg 1.10.26 Package maintenance system for Deb
ii dpkg-dev 1.10.26 Package building tools for Debian
ii gcc [c-compiler] 4:3.3.5-1 The GNU C compiler
ii gcc-2.95 [c-compiler] 1:2.95.4-22 The GNU C compiler
ii gcc-3.3 [c-compiler] 1:3.3.5-8 The GNU C compiler
ii make 3.80-9 The GNU version of the "make" util
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