On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 9:04 PM, Zvi Dubitzky <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > > I have a command line in postinst script of a package that works ok > outside a package install context . > one line is causing an error : > > cat /proc/file | grep XY > file > > without the grep - no error > with the grep the postinstall terminates with error(below) . > > dpkg: error processing <package>(--install): > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 > Errors were encountered while processing: > > Any idea why or limitations of postinst script
That's because grep does not match "XY" in /proc/file and returns with an error code - 1 (0 would be a success). At the same time, you probably have "set -e" somewhere at the beginning of your script - and this is causing a script to stop (quit) as soon as any command fails (returns with an error code). cheers, Tomek -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
