Re: scores file - how to fix?

[Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>]

Remco Blaakmeer wrote:
> > postrm (on purge only): rm -f $SCORE; (delete the directory tree $SCORE was in)
> > 
> > You have to delete the directory tree because dpkg has already tried and
> > failed to remove it by this point, and will not try again.
> 
> I'm not a dpkg guru, but I'd think if you remove the scores file in the
> prerm, dpkg will try to remove the directory _after_ you have removed the
> scores file. Or am I all wrong?

You cannot remove the scores file in the prerm, becuase the prerm is run
during upgrades, and so you'd trash a score file. You only want to remove
the score file on purge, and the only script that can tell is the package 
is being purged, is the postrm.

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