On Thu, Apr 15, 1999 at 12:30:12PM +0400, Pavel Roskin wrote: > > Better use cross-install. > > > > Marcus > > cross-install didn't work for me. > > The problem is that I'm using RedHat, and my dpkg-1.4.1.1 was installed in > /usr/local. "strace" shows me that it also tries to use /gnu/usr/local > Another stange thing was, that dpkg tries to access > /gnu/usr/local/var/dpkg while /gnu/usr/var/lib/dpkg existed (note "lib") > Symlinks > > ln -s . /gnu/local > ln -s lib/dpkg /gnu/var/dpkg > > make the script work!
Thanks for the report! I never really used the script on anything but Debian, but if you have a "strange" custom setup of dpkg, it appears logical to me that you have to adjust the script accordingly. Is there a reliable way to detect if you are running RH? I could add the above symlinks for the cross install procedure, but will it work for all people? How did you install dpkg on your RH system? I want to either add an automatical way to set it up or document it at the very least. Thanks, Marcus -- `Rhubarb is no Egyptian god.' Debian http://www.debian.org finger brinkmd@ Marcus Brinkmann GNU http://www.gnu.org master.debian.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] for public PGP Key http://homepage.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/Marcus.Brinkmann/ PGP Key ID 36E7CD09
