[pkg-ntp-maintainers] Bug#374777: ntp-server: init scripts fails on upgrade and upgrade fails)

[Kurt Roeckx]

On Mon, Jun 26, 2006 at 08:02:34PM -0400, Bdale Garbee wrote:
> > > 
> > > I think we need to provide a stable upgrade path, at least from the previous 
> > > stable version.  Something in the preinst like the stuff we recently removed 
> > > might be the ticket.
> > 
> > Afaik, an upgrade from stable (or testing) should work.  It's
> > only from one version in unstable to an other that breaks.
> 
> That's closer to being acceptable, but it's still mighty unfriendly.  If
> it's not crazily difficult to cleanly support version upgrades, you
> should try to do it.

I agree that it would be better if it didn't fail.

The only option I can think of is not letting the prerm fail
using || exit 0 or something.

Anyway, since we shortly will only have 1 binary package using
the init script, this should mostly solve itself, but I have the
feeling the postrm will fail or something in case it's an upgrade
from an older version.


Kurt