clone 413339 -1 reassign -1 fvwm1 retitle -1 fvwm1: installs alternative in /usr/bin/X11, breaks sarge->etch upgrades kthxbye
On Sun, Mar 4, 2007 at 13:06:47 +0100, Bill Allombert wrote: > Package: x11-common > Version: 1:7.1.0-13 > Severity: serious > > Hello X Strike Force, > > here is hopefully the last issues with the sarge to etch upgrade: > dpkg: error processing > /var/cache/apt/archives/x11-common_1%3a7.1.0-13_i386.deb > (--unpack): > subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 > Errors were encountered while processing: > /var/cache/apt/archives/x11-common_1%3a7.1.0-13_i386.deb > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > > # ls -l /usr/X11R6/bin/ > total 36 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 Mar 4 08:38 fvwm -> /etc/alternatives/fvwm > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 6001 Apr 21 2003 hamsoft > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 25 Mar 4 08:38 hanterm -> > /etc/alternatives/hanterm > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 27080 Aug 18 2003 phototk > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 31 Mar 4 08:37 tkworld -> > ../../share/tkworld/tkWorld.tcl > Thanks, I'll add a conflict on phototk and tkworld. > # ls -l /etc/alternatives/fvwm /etc/alternatives/hanterm > /usr/share/tkworld/tkWorld.tcl > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 18 Mar 4 08:38 /etc/alternatives/fvwm -> > /usr/bin/X11/fvwm1 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 Mar 4 09:46 /etc/alternatives/hanterm -> > /usr/bin/X11/hanterm-xf > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 4244 Dec 13 1999 /usr/share/tkworld/tkWorld.tcl > > It seems alternatives pointing to /usr/bin/X11/ breaks. Maybe > the link /usr/bin/X11/ is removed before the alternatives ? > Either that, or fvwm1 is configured before x11-common is unpacked. [..looks..] Actually, fvwm1's prerm doesn't seem to run update-alternatives --remove on upgrades, which means that the link is never removed from /usr/X11R6/bin/. Also, the manpage link for x-window-manager seems to be broken (the postinst refers to /usr/X11R6/man/man1/fvwm1.1x.gz, while the manpage seems to be installed as /usr/share/man/man1/fvwm1.1). Cheers, Julien
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