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You could handle it the way the baselayout ebuild does. |
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--Iggy |
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Stefaan wrote: |
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> Hi! |
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> I'm having an issue with the openafs-ebuild, and I don't see a |
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> solution for the moment. I wondered if someone on the list would: |
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> |
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> Prerequisite: |
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> The ebuild needs to create the /afs directory, and remove that same |
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> directory when it is uninstalled. |
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> The obvious solution seems to do "keepdir", so portage would attempt |
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> to make the directory and put a .keep file in there. I say attempt, |
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> because the following problem will occur during an re-merge or |
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> upgrade, while the mountpoint is in use: |
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> !!! Cannot write to '/afs'. |
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> !!! Please check permissions and directories for broken symlinks. |
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> etc. |
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> (This is related to bug #9849, if I'm not mistaken) |
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> The currently implemented solution is to do |
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> pkg_prerm() |
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> { |
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> rmdir /afs 2> /dev/null |
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> } |
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> pkg_postinst() |
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> { |
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> mkdir /afs 2> /dev/null |
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> } |
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> which works fine when remerging an already emerged ebuild. That's |
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> because pkg_prerm is ran first, and pkg_postinst afterwards. |
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> However, during an upgrade, pkg_prerm of the old version is ran |
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> _after_ pkg_postinst of the new version. This results in the |
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> directory disappearing, and therefore afs failing to start. |
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> |
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> Any input is greatly appreciated, |
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> Thanks, |
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> Stefaan |
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