Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2001 11:39:39 +0300 From: Peter Pentchev <roam@orbitel.bg> To: James Halstead <James_Bond_79@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ports/28209: Update port: cups Message-ID: <20010617113939.C777@ringworld.oblivion.bg> In-Reply-To: <20010617093134.A18400@ringworld.oblivion.bg>; from roam@orbitel.bg on Sun, Jun 17, 2001 at 09:31:34AM %2B0300 References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0106170014170.44161-100000@sobek.openirc.co.uk> <01061619305808.06764@Halstead007> <20010617093134.A18400@ringworld.oblivion.bg>
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On Sun, Jun 17, 2001 at 09:31:34AM +0300, Peter Pentchev wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 16, 2001 at 07:30:58PM -0400, James Halstead wrote:
> >
> > As a side note is there a way to have the port create empty directories it
> > needs. this program likes to fail or just not work in weird ways when
> > directories it needs do not exist. (/var/spool/cups, /var/spool/cups/tmp,
> > /usr/local/etc/cups/certs all come to mind as directories that weren't
> > created and caused problems).
>
> ${MKDIR} ${PREFIX}/wherever in the post-install target, and add the new
> directory with a @dirrm to the pkg-plist file (or @unexec rm -rf dir,
> if there's a chance that it might not be empty at port deinstall time,
> and its contents need not be preserved).
OK, this was a hasty and incomplete answer. Here's the longer version.
To create the directory upon port installation, add a ${MKDIR} dirname
in the post-install target of the Makefile.
To remove the directory upon deinstall, you have to add things to
the packing list. There are three cases:
1. The directory is under ${PREFIX} and it is supposed to be empty
after removing all the other files mentioned in the packing list:
@dirrm dirname (relative to ${PREFIX})
2. The directory is not under ${PREFIX}, or there might be some files
left over that are NOT supposed to be removed if the uninstall is
part of an upgrade (e.g. mail/printer queue, webserver data, etc..)
@unexec rmdir fulldirname || true
3. The directory is not under ${PREFIX}, or there might be some files
left over that ARE supposed to be removed (e.g. a temporary cache
directory)
@unexec rm -rf fulldirname || true (the || true isn't really needed..)
Hope that clears things up a bit :)
G'luck,
Peter
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