> > Package: auctex > Version: 9.2y-7 > > The postinst backgrounds itself. How can you tell if it succeeds or > fails ?
The postinst steps through the tex directories and generates .el code for auc-tex's use. This process can take a long time on slow machines. I decided to background it, and output all data to a /tmp file. It tells the user this information. The alternative is to sit around and wait 30 minutes while it builds all the files on slow machines (30 to 45 minutes on an old 486 w/ 8 megs RAM). Perhaps I should have postinst ask whether or not the .el file should be generated? And have a script to go through and make them? Should it never be backgrounded? Jim
