[pkg-firebird-general] /var/run is not created after restarted

[marius popa]

On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 12:36 PM, marius popa <mapopa at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 11:56 AM, Damyan Ivanov <dmn at debian.org> wrote:
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> > -=| marius popa, Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 10:08:05AM +0200 |=-
> > > i have  installed the package 2.1 on ubuntu (created from the latest
> > version
> > > from git )
> >
> > The only thing left to do before an upload (to experimental initially)
> > is rewriting debian/copyright. I already started this, but since the
> > sources are so huge, and me being busy with other things, it will take
> > time.
> >
> > > it worked very well only after the system is restarted i get this
> > >
> > > sudo  /etc/init.d/firebird2.1-super start
> > >  * Starting Firebird 2.1 server
> > > manager...
> > > Could not open /usr/lib/firebird/2.1/run/isc_guard1.borkstationx64 for
> > write
> > > check /var/log/firebird2.0.log file for errors
> > > can not start server
> >
> > Is this related to
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firebird/+bug/135582 ?
> >
> > So Ubuntu has /var/run on tmpfs. I somehow didn't know this.
>
> good to know where is the root of all ubunut evil :)
>
> >
> >
> > This explains the /var/run/firebird disappearance on reboot. The bug is
> > from last *Augist* and noone bothered to send a wishlist bugreport to
> > Debian BTS... :(
>
> yes the bug is quite old on ubuntu but users patched the init to recreate
> the /var/run/firebird/2.x
>
> http://launchpadlibrarian.net/12666826/firebird2.0_2.0.3.12981.ds1-1ubuntu3.debdiff
> i have requested to be patched into the ubuntu package but seems that
> nobody does anything
> so have to take it on myself and become an motu then i hope to patch it so
> i don't need someone to sponsor it
>
> ps:on debian i didn't observed because servers are on ups :) so we should
> create an bug report
>
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> >
> >
> > The fix is trivial and I've included it in both 2.0 (-7 is due around
> > next Thursday containing mainly translation updates) and 2.1 (git).
> >
> ok great to know it ,
> another thing is how do i ignore .git files when i create the package ?
> could you give me some tips because my .orig.tar.gz is quite huge (24
> megs)
>
> >
> > OTOH, the -classic server has no initscript so it is going to need a
> > wrapper around fb_inet_server, fb_lock_manager and possibly other
> > -classic binaries. Doh!
>
> no wonder that is nightmare for you to maintain the firebird package :)
> I guess we should find an elegant solution without too much work
>
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> >
> >
> > Is mountiing /var/run on tmpfs the standard Ubuntu behaviour?
>
> i will check to see what is the ubuntu policy on this
> ps: i hate when distro maintainers become too smart and start messing with
> things that worked before
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seems that is an standard behavior for gutsy/hardy
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2006-January/000048.html


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