Hi,
Here's a possible patch for fixing this bug.
Cheers,
Thomas
reverted:
--- ample-0.5.7/debian/postinst
+++ ample-0.5.7.orig/debian/postinst
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-# postinst script for ample
-#
-
-set -e
-
-case "$1" in
- configure)
- if [ ! -d /var/run/ample ]; then
- # old postrm removed /var/run/ample even on 'upgrade'
- mkdir /var/run/ample
- fi
-
- # don't override local permissions if they are setted with
dpkg-statoverride
- if ! dpkg-statoverride --list /var/run/ample >/dev/null; then
- chown nobody:nogroup /var/run/ample
- fi
-
- ;;
-
- abort-upgrade|abort-remove|abort-deconfigure)
- ;;
-
- *)
- echo "postinst called with unknown argument \`$1'" >&2
- exit 1
- ;;
-esac
-
-# dh_installdeb will replace this with shell code automatically
-# generated by other debhelper scripts.
-
-#DEBHELPER#
-
-exit 0
-
-
diff -u ample-0.5.7/debian/postrm ample-0.5.7/debian/postrm
--- ample-0.5.7/debian/postrm
+++ ample-0.5.7/debian/postrm
@@ -5,12 +5,7 @@
case "$1" in
purge|remove)
if [ -d /var/run/ample ]; then
- rmdir /var/run/ample
-
- # delete override if exists
- if dpkg-statoverride --list /var/run/ample >/dev/null; then
- dpkg-statoverride --remove /var/run/ample >/dev/null
- fi
+ rmdir /var/run/ample || true
fi
;;
upgrade|abort-upgrade|failed-upgrade|abort-install|disapper)
diff -u ample-0.5.7/debian/init.d ample-0.5.7/debian/init.d
--- ample-0.5.7/debian/init.d
+++ ample-0.5.7/debian/init.d
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@
. /lib/lsb/init-functions
+if ! [ -d /var/run/ample ] ; then
+ mkdir -p /var/run/ample || true
+ if [ -d /var/run/ample ] ; then
+ chown nobody:nogroup /var/run/ample
+ fi
+fi
+
do_start()
{
# Return
diff -u ample-0.5.7/debian/changelog ample-0.5.7/debian/changelog
--- ample-0.5.7/debian/changelog
+++ ample-0.5.7/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+ample (0.5.7-6.1) unstable; urgency=low
+
+ * Non-maintainer upload.
+ * Maintains /var/run/ample dynamically at boot time (Closes: #XXXXXX).
+
+ -- Thomas Goirand <[email protected]> Sat, 06 Oct 2012 15:17:14 +0800
+
ample (0.5.7-6) unstable; urgency=low
* debian/postrm
