Packaging postinstall handles
Hi, I've created a debian installer for an application with some configuration files. One of those is a udev rule, installed in /lib/udev/rules.d/xx-rule.rules. Others are desktop icons and stuff that go into /usr/share/application. There are two binaries installed, a background process and a main process that should be launched when the background process notices the correct device is plugged in. The background process is placed under /etc/xdg/autostart/ so it launcher at user login. Currently, the installer itself works fine, but there are some elements that I cannot seem to accomplish: 1) automatically reload udev rules after installation. 2) kickstart the background process after installation. I cannot seem to find any examples that would help me resolve this, so any help would be greatly appreciated! Kr, Mathieu
Re: Packaging postinstall handles
Le jeudi 14 août 2014 à 15:12 +0200, Mathieu Slabbinck a écrit : The background process is placed under /etc/xdg/autostart/ so it launcher at user login. 1) automatically reload udev rules after installation. This is automatic. You don’t have anything to do. 2) kickstart the background process after installation. A package should never do anything directly to a running session. As for any rule, there are exceptions such as mechanisms to signal a reload, but even those are workarounds. You should never launch anything in the user session. Once your launcher is installed in /etc/xdg/autostart, the job is done. -- .''`.Josselin Mouette : :' : `. `' `- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/1408026561.20025.27.camel@dsp0698014
