Dirk> 2. There is another problem with extracting the filter from the set Dirk> of filters in /usr/doc/examples/magicfilter/filters/filters.tar.gz as Dirk> the extracted file is not registered with dpkg --- upon removal of Dirk> the package a useless file will remain on the machine. a if [ "$1" = Dirk> "purge" ] ; then in postrm should remove these
Erick> filters IMHO. I suggested this unpacking of filter because these Erick> filters take up quit some space and they are never used. Sure, that's why I installed "magicfilter" and not "apsfilter" :-) I really like the idea of extracting only the needed filters. The problem is the housekeeping which happens independently of dpkg. -- Dirk Eddelb"uttel http://qed.econ.queensu.ca/~edd
