From: Andrew Ruthven <andrew@etc.gen.nz>
Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2021 02:54:16 +0000 (+1200)
Subject: Allow the init script to fail on install
X-Git-Tag: debian-sid-1.0.1-5~3
X-Git-Url: http://git.etc.gen.nz/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=23f3567f49ab9385458f0079f4c5b56a9cdf4e8d;p=mythtv-status.git

Allow the init script to fail on install
---

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 5f617d2..7b3d6c4 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-mythtv-status (1.0.1-5) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+mythtv-status (1.0.1-5) unstable; urgency=medium
 
-  * Upstream is now generating GPG signatures of release tarballs. 
+  * Upstream is now generating GPG signatures of release tarballs.
+  * Allow the init script/service to fail on install/upgrade as there
+    may not be a MythTV backend reachable at installation time.
 
- -- Andrew Ruthven <andrew@etc.gen.nz>  Sat, 10 Apr 2021 01:53:14 +1200
+ -- Andrew Ruthven <andrew@etc.gen.nz>  Sat, 10 Apr 2021 15:00:41 +1200
 
 mythtv-status (1.0.1-4) unstable; urgency=medium
 
diff --git a/debian/postinst b/debian/postinst
index 28a8c3b..96cc923 100644
--- a/debian/postinst
+++ b/debian/postinst
@@ -90,5 +90,3 @@ esac
 #DEBHELPER#
 
 exit 0
-
-
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 579bb0f..a374e0e 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ binary-indep: install
 	dh_install
 	dh_installdebconf
 # Make sure we start after mythtv-backend
-	dh_installinit -- defaults 51
+# Set --error-handler so that a failing init script (for example, no MythTV
+# backend reachable) won't cause the installation to abort.
+	DH_OPTIONS="--error-handler=true" dh_installinit -- defaults 51
 	dh_installcron
 	dh_installman debian/mythtv-status.1 man/*
 	dh_compress