Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think that is a bad idea. Upgrades take long enough without having > packages do full builds in postinst. Also, if the build fails, it is > not easy to redo it (I know about /var/lib/dpkg/info)
Is this concept language dependent? [What about emacs-lisp? Also, I've seen some documented oriented postinstalls which can take a rather long time.] It probably is a good idea to offer to run the thing in the background, or at some later time. Also, qmail-src builds a regular debian package -- which can be re-installed at will. However, I think it could be more graceful (would be nice to be able to say, at -src postinst time: if build goes successfully attempt to install the package without further intervention). Also, it is a real pain to do this kind of thing when you're in a hurry and have a small low-powered machine. For these kind of circumstances, local redistribution of the derived package might be a good idea. -- Raul -- E-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST. Trouble? E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
