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

[Damyan Ivanov]

-=| marius popa, Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 12:36:37PM +0200 |=-
> ps:on debian i didn't observed because servers are on ups :) 

or because /var/run is not on tmfs

> so we should create an bug report

Is there any easy way to forward LP bugs to Debian BTS? The only thing
I've found is 'Also affects distribution', but that requires that the
bug be already filed in the Debian BTS AFAICS.

> > 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)

you should get the orig.tar.gz from the debian archive
http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/f/firebird2.0/firebird2.0_2.0.3.12981.ds1.orig.tar.gz
and place it the drectory above the git tree. Then add "-i" to debuild
options to not include .git stuff in the .diff.

BTW, in case I didn't mention it before, you do the "git clone" only
once. Later you just run "git pull" and all new changes are applied to
the local repository, saving time and traffic.

> > 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

I have one :) I am adding an init script to -classic too. It does not
start any server, but simply creates /var/run/firebird/$VER with the
right ownership/permissions if it does not exist. I'll mail you once I
have it ready.

> > Is mountiing /var/run on tmpfs the standard Ubuntu behaviour?
> 
> i will check to see what is the ubuntu policy on this

Even if there is no such policy, several Ubuntu users managed to mount
their /var/run on tmpfs so I prefer to prepare the packages to handle
this (common as it seems) situation.

> ps: i hate when distro maintainers become too smart and start messing with
> things that worked before

What upsets me more is that noone bothered to tell me about the problem
:(

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