>>>>> On Mon, 31 Dec 2001 02:23:55 +0100 >>>>> "Marc" == Marc L de Bruin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Marc> Marc> So, to be more precise: debconf asks the user for that location, and Marc> puts it in the debconf-database at myapp/thelocation. Now, when Marc> installing mydata.deb, it should read the myapp/thelocation variable Marc> and install the files from within mydata.deb at that specific location. Marc> Marc> The main question is: is it possible and if so, how to do it?
May be you should use symbolic links? I.e. install yourdata to fixed directory, /usr/share/yourdata/, probably, and then create symlinks from there using debconf. -- Alexander Kotelnikov Saint-Petersburg, Russia