At 8:49 +0200 8/18/02, Ian Zimmerman wrote: >itz> Hi, how can I easily determine the host architecture string in a >itz> maintainer script? dpkg-architecture is in the dpkg-dev package, >itz> which I obviously cannot depend on. I could massage the output >itz> of uname or arch, but that seems too ugly (and I don't even know >itz> what all the possible outputs are). > >Matt> Your question has already been answered, but why do you need >Matt> this information in a maintainer script? > >The package uses a generic name for one of its configuration files. I >want to create a symlink from the generic name to the correct >(architecture-dependent) one.
Could you tell us that makes sence? Please don't add architecture dependencies in packages. Geert -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
