Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 22:44:03 -0400 From: Pete Fritchman <petef@databits.net> To: Romain Kang <romain@kzsu.stanford.edu> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: pkg_add puzzlement Message-ID: <20010723224403.A3906@databits.net> In-Reply-To: <200107240121.f6O1L0p17808@kzsu.stanford.edu>; from romain@kzsu.stanford.edu on Mon, Jul 23, 2001 at 06:21:00PM -0700 References: <200107240121.f6O1L0p17808@kzsu.stanford.edu>
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++ 23/07/01 18:21 -0700 - Romain Kang: | I've been using this in a PLIST: | | 1 @exec test -d %D/var/run/procstates || mkdir -p %D/var/run/procstates | 2 @exec chown root.wheel %D/var/run/procstates && chmod 1775 %D/var/run/procstates [nitpick: you should use chown root:wheel] | | The rationale for each line: | - 1 Install: make sure that the directory exists, avoiding error messages | if an earlier instance of the package is on the machine. Just curious, but isn't this a bit redundant? mkdir -p will never return an error, so you don't have to worry if the directory already exists. | - 2 Install: make sure directory has correct permissions. | | For some reason, there are machines where the package is added, but | /var/run/procstates does not get created. pkg_add has no complaints. I did a real quick test, and noticed the same thing. But like I said above, just @exec mkdir -p should do the trick in this case. -pete -- Pete Fritchman <petef@databits.net> Databits Network Services, Inc. <http://databits.net>; finger petef@databits.net for PGP key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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