Look if the tap devices exist before bluntly remaking them.

diff --git a/debian/postinst b/debian/postinst
index 5bd195508eb6a8ba3cabee3e5410680ce0587149..ffe4dce470b0f4585b11c29e61e69c9e31d9e7b4 100644 (file)
--- a/debian/postinst
+++ b/debian/postinst
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 # postinst script for tinc
 #
-# $Id: postinst,v 1.1 2000/05/16 07:56:05 zarq Exp $
+# $Id: postinst,v 1.2 2000/05/16 13:03:32 zarq Exp $
 #
 # see: dh_installdeb(1)
 
@@ -26,8 +26,15 @@ set -e
 
 case "$1" in
     configure)
-
-       cd /dev && ./MAKEDEV netlink || true
+       if [ ! -e /dev/.devfs ] ; then
+           devices_exist=1
+           for d in 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ; do
+               test -e /dev/tap$d || $devices_exist=0
+           done
+           if [ $devices_exist -eq 0 ] ; then
+               cd /dev && ./MAKEDEV netlink || true
+           fi
+       fi
 
     ;;