[GH-ISSUE #28] Missing directory for debian packaging #19

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opened 2026-05-05 14:59:32 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 2 comments
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Originally created by @nqb on GitHub (Jun 16, 2015).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/darold/sendmailanalyzer/issues/28

Hello,
I follow packaging/README doc for a Debian install. When I run dpkg -i sendmailanalyzer_9.1-1_all.deb in sendmailanalyzer source directory, I get the following errors :

Selecting previously unselected package sendmailanalyzer.
(Reading database ... 50483 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking sendmailanalyzer (from sendmailanalyzer_9.1-1_all.deb) ...
Setting up sendmailanalyzer (9.1-1) ...
[....] Starting Sendmail Analyzer: sendmailanalyzerFATAL: Output directory /usr/lib/sendmailanalyzer should exists !
 failed!
invoke-rc.d: initscript sendmailanalyzer, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing sendmailanalyzer (--install):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 sendmailanalyzer

Creating /usr/lib/sendmailanalyzer fixes issue.
In sendmailanalyzer/debian/sendmailanalyzer/usr, I don't see a lib directory.

Originally created by @nqb on GitHub (Jun 16, 2015). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/darold/sendmailanalyzer/issues/28 Hello, I follow `packaging/README` doc for a Debian install. When I run `dpkg -i sendmailanalyzer_9.1-1_all.deb` in sendmailanalyzer source directory, I get the following errors : ``` Selecting previously unselected package sendmailanalyzer. (Reading database ... 50483 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking sendmailanalyzer (from sendmailanalyzer_9.1-1_all.deb) ... Setting up sendmailanalyzer (9.1-1) ... [....] Starting Sendmail Analyzer: sendmailanalyzerFATAL: Output directory /usr/lib/sendmailanalyzer should exists ! failed! invoke-rc.d: initscript sendmailanalyzer, action "start" failed. dpkg: error processing sendmailanalyzer (--install): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Processing triggers for man-db ... Errors were encountered while processing: sendmailanalyzer ``` Creating `/usr/lib/sendmailanalyzer` fixes issue. In `sendmailanalyzer/debian/sendmailanalyzer/usr`, I don't see a `lib` directory.
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@darold commented on GitHub (Jun 16, 2015):

Hi,

Thanks for the report, commit 0a09246 solves this issue, /usr/lib/sendmailanalyzer is replaced by /var/lib/sendmailanalyzer

Best regards,

<!-- gh-comment-id:112409069 --> @darold commented on GitHub (Jun 16, 2015): Hi, Thanks for the report, commit 0a09246 solves this issue, /usr/lib/sendmailanalyzer is replaced by /var/lib/sendmailanalyzer Best regards,
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@nqb commented on GitHub (Jun 25, 2015):

It works !

<!-- gh-comment-id:115135289 --> @nqb commented on GitHub (Jun 25, 2015): It works !
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