On Wed, 2005-06-29 at 14:36 +0200, Markus Schulz wrote: > Hello, > i'm debianizing a software system for my company. > this is my first attempt to debianize software and i have a problem with > installing one of the created packages. > > install output: > **************************** > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/source$ LC_ALL=C sudo dpkg -i > antzsystem-dispatcher_2.1_i386.deb > (Reading database ... 82244 files and directories currently installed.) > Preparing to replace antzsystem-dispatcher 2.1 (using > antzsystem-dispatcher_2.1_i386.deb) ... > Stopping dispatcher: antzsystem. > Unpacking replacement antzsystem-dispatcher ... > Setting up antzsystem-dispatcher (2.1) ... > Starting dispatcher: ++: 2005-06-29 14:24:36 (19338:B7D1CA40) > dispatcher.cpp:296: Daemonize now... > Daemonize with logfile=/var/log/antzsystem/dispatcher.log and > pidfile=/var/run/antzsystem/dispatcher.pid > Now running all modules from /etc/antzsystem/init.d > <And now it hangs> > **************************** > the child process of /usr/share/debconf/frontend then becomes a zombie. > i don't understand why the install hangs after running the postinst script > (which runs fine and exit with 0) from the package and use invoke-rc.d script > which successfully starts the binary (which daemonize himself). > The program works successfully after this, but the install process hangs.
This snippet is taken from the end of another postinst script that starts a daemon, maybe it applies to your case as well: ------8<------ # tell debconf we are done. otherwise, it hangs waiting for the daemon. db_stop; exit 0 ------8<------ Cheers, Til
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