1 files changed, 23 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/run-postinsts/run-postinsts/run-postinsts b/meta/recipes-devtools/run-postinsts/run-postinsts/run-postinsts
index 08cfa9e59f..f547a7b7bd 100755
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/run-postinsts/run-postinsts/run-postinsts
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/run-postinsts/run-postinsts/run-postinsts
@@ -8,9 +8,29 @@
 # The following script will run all the scriptlets found in #SYSCONFDIR#/deb-postinsts,
 # #SYSCONFDIR#/ipk-postinsts or #SYSCONFDIR#/rpm-posinsts.
 
-pm=#IMAGE_PKGTYPE#
-pm_installed=#PM_INSTALLED#
-pi_dir=#SYSCONFDIR#/${pm}-postinsts
+# the order of this list is important, do not change!
+backend_list="rpm deb ipk"
+
+pm_installed=false
+
+for pm in $backend_list; do
+        pi_dir="#SYSCONFDIR#/$pm-postinsts"
+
+        [ -d $pi_dir ] && break
+
+        case $pm in
+                "deb")
+                        if [ -s "/var/lib/dpkg/status" ]; then
+                                pm_installed=true
+                                break
+                        fi
+                        ;;
+
+                "ipk")
+                        pm_installed=true
+                        ;;
+        esac
+done
 
 remove_rcsd_link () {
         if [ -n "`which update-rc.d`" ]; then
@@ -56,10 +76,6 @@ if $pm_installed; then
                 "deb")
                         eval dpkg --configure -a $append_log
                         ;;
-
-                "rpm")
-                        exec_postinst_scriptlets
-                        ;;
         esac
 else
         exec_postinst_scriptlets