On Sun, Jan 02, 2005 at 10:20:42PM +0100, Magnus Therning wrote: > On Fri, Dec 17, 2004 at 06:34:12PM -0500, Justin Pryzby wrote: > [..]
> >> 2. How do I handle the cache directory it uses? Currently I only > >> create it at install, but don't remove it afterwards. I don't want > >> to remove it in case of an upgrade, only with an actual remove. > >I'm not sure I understand entirely; but if you just include the > >directory (/var/cache/icecc/?) in the package as a normal directory > >(possibly via ./debian/dirs), then it will do what you want. If its > >name is determined at install-time by the admin, then you can just use > >the postrm script to query debconf and rmdir it. > > The cache directory should be owned by icecreamccd:adm (icecreamccd is > the user it runs as). Okay, so add the user in postinst, then run chmod. > The directory should be created at first install, > and removed only at removal (not at upgrade). Just like every normal file and directory (like /bin/ls). Unless the name of the cache directory is specified by the admin while the pkg is being installed. > I am also wondering about the log file, should it be removed when the > package is purged? What is in the log file? A log of compilations? There was a discussion a couple months ago on -devel, I think. I think the "consensus" was "Don't remove logfiles, except on a purge". (There was disagreement because somebody stored their thesis in /var/log/apache/ before the purge). Cheers, Justin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
