On 2008-11-13 10:55 +0100, Anton Piatek wrote: > I work for a company that uses a specific java build - we are only > allowed to download it from a specific internal site, that is > authenticated. > I have written a package that downloads and builds it into a deb > (using make-jpkg + extra definitions) as part of the postinst script. > I would like it to install the package too, however everything i have > tried doesnt work > > Obviously dpkg is locked, so tried forking a background bash process > to wait for it to become unlocked and then install, but the postinst > seems to wait for that to exit - so waits forever.
Have you tried to run it with nohup? I'm not sure it will work, but it may at least be worth a try. > Short of adding a cronjob that tries to install it, and deletes itself > when done, can anyone think of any other ways I can have a deb marked > for installation after apt/dpkg is done with the current operation? I don't think that anything will work, but maybe someone has a bright idea how to circumvent the locks of dpkg and apt. > I have been unable to find anything built-in to dpkg that would let me > add it to the list of files to install, but maybe it exists? There is the --set-selections option, however this will not work from the postinst, since it needs to write the status file which is locked. Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
