On Thu, May 31, 2001 at 11:54:09AM -0400, Jason Lunz wrote: > >> This is weird, because the only thing left in the postinst is: > >> # Automatically added by dh_installinit > >> if [ -e "/etc/init.d/pure-ftpd" ]; then > >> update-rc.d pure-ftpd defaults >/dev/null > >> /etc/init.d/pure-ftpd start > >> fi > >> # End automatically added section > >> Does anyone know what could cause this? > > Debconf. Redirect the output of the init script to stderr, that is, add >&2. > > Is there a way to have debhelper do that? Or should I just not be using > debhelper for this and put correct code in the postinst myself?
You could add it yourself and use dh_installinit -n, that's what I did for xinetd. Or try what Itai suggested. > And if so, is that a bug in debhelper? I would think it should be > debconf-aware, or at least have the option to be. Well, some feel debconf is at fault here, mercilessly taking possession of stdout :) -- Digital Electronic Being Intended for Assassination and Nullification
