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The Debian System -- Concepts and Techniques

Martin F. Krafft — Open Source Press / No Starch Press — ISBN 3-937514-07-4 / 1-593270-69-0

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Two small errors in preinst file (page 490)

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Reported on: 2006-01-30

In chapter 9. Creating Debian packages on page 490:

The listing in section 9.4.1 contains two small errors related to the preinst file:

The cat instruction should be redirected to debian/foo.preinst, not debian/foo/preinst.
The version comparison within the preinst file should compare against 1.2.3-4, because presumably only versions before 1.2.3-4 used a working directory in /var/state.

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John Vacca: This excellent book has done an excellent job of targeting people familiar with Unix who are looking to understand what makes Debian different, and how to best put Debian's paradigms and tools to use. In other words, this book is intended to be a reference for the Debian system, as well as a guide for those that want to go further with the system.

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