Hi List, I'm currently building some packages and I encountered a strange problem that I couldn't solve yet.
What I want to do is to install the built packages into an alternative directory using the --instdir switch of dpkg. But when I try to install the package, the following happens: -- snip -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]:build> dpkg --instdir=/home/foo/ -i mypackage.deb Selecting previously deselected package mypackage. (Reading database ... 666 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking mypackage (from mypackage.deb) ... dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute new pre-installation script: No such file or directory dpkg: error processing mypackage.deb (--install): subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 2 Errors were encountered while processing: mypackage.deb -- snap -- This only happens when using --instdir, the files are installed, but the pre/postinst scripts are obviously not executed. Using just 'dpkg -i' installs the package without any problems (and executes the preinst and postinst scripts flawlessly). Has anyone an idea how to solve this one? I read in the dpkg manpage that it uses chroot when installing the package, could this problem be related to the chroot thing (maybe it doesn't find a shell then or something like that). Thanks in advance for your help. Bjoern -- Bjoern Stierand mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] SKYRIX Software AG, 39104 Magdeburg, Germany - www.skyrix.com
