package libgcr410 tags 389375 patch thanks The bug's symptom is caused because [ -e ... ] fails not only if the file does not exist, but also if the files is a symlink to a file that does not exist. This test is done when setting up symlinks to device nodes in non-udev systems.
The following patch fixes that:
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--- debian/libgcr410.postinst.orig 2006-10-13 20:24:46.964367618 -0500
+++ debian/libgcr410.postinst 2006-10-13 20:25:16.128458361 -0500
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
echo "done"
fi
- if [ ! -e /dev/pcsc/1 ] ; then
+ if [ ! -e /dev/pcsc/1 -a ! -L /dev/pcsc/1 ] ; then
echo -n "Populating /dev/pcsc/..."
ln -s ../ttyS0 /dev/pcsc/1
ln -s ../ttyS1 /dev/pcsc/2
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However, this leaves open the question of why doesn't /dev/ttyS0 exist
in a system without udev, and what to do in that case.
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Rodrigo Gallardo
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