Package: live-build Version: 2.0~a22-1 Severity: grave A package upgrade from 2.0~a21-1 to 2.0~a22-1 fails with:
Preparing to replace live-build 2.0~a21-1 (using .../live-build_2.0~a22-1_all.deb) ... Unpacking replacement live-build ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/live-build_2.0~a22-1_all.deb (--unpack): unable to install new version of `/usr/share/live-helper/data/debian-cd/squeeze/mipsel_netinst_udeb_include': No such file or directory The reason for the failure is apparently the 'squeeze' symlink in ~a21 is replaced with a directory in ~a22, which policy prohibits in 6.6.4: http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-maintainerscripts.html#s-unpackphase A directory will never be replaced by a symbolic link to a directory or vice versa; instead, the existing state (symlink or not) will be left alone and dpkg will follow the symlink if there is one. As a workaround, remove the old package and install the new. We should check in preinst if the symlink exists and points where it is supposed to, then remove it before unpacking. Also, preinst should handle putting the symlink back if called with abort-install. Ben -- Package-specific info: -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (900, 'testing'), (800, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages live-build depends on: ii cdebootstrap 0.5.5 Bootstrap a Debian system ii debootstrap 1.0.23 Bootstrap a basic Debian system Versions of packages live-build recommends: ii cpio 2.11-4 GNU cpio -- a program to manage ar ii gettext-base 0.18.1.1-1 GNU Internationalization utilities ii gnu-fdisk 1.2.4-3 Linux fdisk replacement based on l Versions of packages live-build suggests: ii dosfstools 3.0.9-1 utilities for making and checking ii fakeroot 1.14.4-1 Gives a fake root environment ii genisoimage 9:1.1.10-1 Creates ISO-9660 CD-ROM filesystem pn memtest86+ | memtest86 <none> (no description available) ii mtools 4.0.12-1 Tools for manipulating MSDOS files ii parted 2.3-1 The GNU Parted disk partition resi pn squashfs-tools | genext2fs <none> (no description available) ii sudo 1.7.2p7-1 Provide limited super user privile ii syslinux 2:4.02+dfsg-1 collection of boot loaders ii uuid-runtime 2.17.2-3.1 runtime components for the Univers pn win32-loader <none> (no description available) -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
