* Ian Jackson: > Florian Weimer writes ("Re: use of "invoke-rc.d $PACKAGE stop || exit $?" in > prerm scripts"): >> Ian Jackson: >> > If the old package's prerm fails, dpkg tries the version from the new >> > package instead, precisely to avoid this problem. See the policy >> > manual for details. >> >> And this doesn't help at allif the error is in the init script. BTST. > > It means that the new package can detect the problem and fix it up. > Eg, it can stop the daemon manually and not mind that the rc script > fails.
Hmm. This means that the solution mentioned in subject line is not too far off until all our users have upgraded to package versions containing a fixed init script. Especially if the daemon in question can't do much harm when it's running through an upgrade or after deinstallation. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]