On Fri, Nov 23, 2007 at 07:11:31AM +0100, Andreas Tille wrote: > On Fri, 23 Nov 2007, Alex Samad wrote: >> Any one else done this, > > Yes, I'm doing this for years. I ended up with binary packages > andreas-base, andreas-nox, andreas-x and andreas-laptop on my > local mirror and these packages will be installed on new boxes. sounds like where I am going
> >> what hurdles might I face ? > > I did not faced any hurdles. > >> How am i going to handle 2 >> packages owning a file, for example for bind and my custom package and the >> file >> /etc/bind/named.conf ??? > > You should not do this. There are several possibilities to accomplish the > same effect. Two of them are: > > 1. Use (for instance) a cfengine skript that changes /etc/bind/named.conf > that is provided by bind. cfengine script ? is this some way of manipulating the config files ? > 2. Provide /etc/bind/named.conf.my and copy it into the right place later can I do this via postinst script - I would like to full automate the setup of my box > > Please be aware that it is not guaranteed which postinst script is called > first and thus it might happen that the bind postinst can be called either > before or after your own one. You have two chances to make sure that bind > postinst is called first: > > 1. Use bind as Pre-Depends. > 2. Use an apt Post-Inst hook that is called before apt ends its work > for your own package. Which is a safer option, isn't post-inst order still un deterministic, so I am guess pre-depends is better > >> I have come across the replaces option for file handling I think, although >> now >> I am thinking that i should really just replace the files in the postinst >> scripts, after backing up the files into /var/backup > > You could save a backup there but I personally would prefer > /etc/bind/named.conf.orig because it is closer to the original location > in case you want to do later editing. Its a matter of personal taste. I usually use .orig, but I have notice a lot of packages (slapd, aptitude) placing there backups there, thought it might be the place to put them > >> My other thought aswell is that i need to use pre-depends on all the >> packages >> that I want, so that they are in place and configured before my packages >> tried >> to do any thing ? > > As I wrote above you can do this. Pre-Depends are a thing that is for > several reasons not a thing that maintainers like in official Debian > packages, but for a local package you have in mind it is OK. > >> Comments/ thoughts ? > > Good luck Thanks, glad to hear that is has been successfully before > > Andreas. > > -- > http://fam-tille.de > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
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