On Fri, Jul 30, 1999 at 04:54:07PM +1000, Anthony Towns wrote:
>
> postinst install:
^^^^^^^
also at upgrade.
> if [ -d /usr/doc ]; then
> if [ ! -e /usr/doc/$package -a -d /usr/share/doc/$package ]; then
> ln -s /usr/share/doc/$package /usr/doc/$package
> fi
> fi
>
> prerm remove:
^^^^^^
also at upgrade.
> if [ -d /usr/doc ]; then
> if [ -L /usr/doc/$pakage ]; then
> rm -f /usr/doc/$foo
> fi
> fi
>
> This remains for woody (potato+1) at which point we file important bugs
> and remove packages that haven't been updated.
>
> Then for woody+1 we let people drop the scripts whenever they feel
> like. Crufty symlinks get removed when everyone updates to a new
> base-files that rm's symlinks from within /usr/doc in its postinst on
> upgrade, or something similar.
There shall be no crufty symlinks whatsoever if everyone does do it right in
the first place.
> Thus, partial upgrades to potato and woody have a complete /usr/doc,
> and full upgrades to woody have a complete /usr/share, and symlinks
> throughout /usr/doc. Partial upgrades to anything beyond woody might
> have old files left in /usr/doc, but they'll get moved when whoever
> finally gets around to run an apt-get dist-upgrade.
Yes, this is correct.
> Anyway, I'm quoting Marcus Brinkmann from
> > ~2000 new prerm/postrm scripts that must never go, even after the
> > transition period.
>
> So this is definitely incorrect, yes?
Yes, sorry.
Marcus
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