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Date: Sat, 30 May 2015 06:12:00 -0000
From: Marco Atzeri <marco.atzeri@gmail.com>
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On 5/30/2015 8:01 AM, Achim Gratz wrote:
> Marco Atzeri writes:

>
>> - /usr/share/octave/packages does not exist if the database is empty
>>    so I can not change its permission in the postinstall phase before
>>    its creation.
>
> Why is that?  Just because cygport by default removes empty directories?

It is a file.
When no packages exist, the file also does not exist.

> Regards,
> Achim.

  Marco