Report forwarded to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, Wichert Akkerman <wakkerma@debian.org>:
Bug#100135; Package dpkg.   debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.orgWichert Akkerman  Subject: Bug#100135: dpkg: update-alternatives should create the -> /etc/alternatives/ link anyway Reply-To: Robert Bihlmeyer , 100135@bugs.debian.org Resent-From: Robert Bihlmeyer Resent-To: debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org Resent-CC: Wichert Akkerman Resent-Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2001 15:19:30 GMT Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: owner@bugs.debian.org X-Debian-PR-Message: report 100135 X-Debian-PR-Package: dpkg X-Debian-PR-Keywords: X-Loop: owner@bugs.debian.org Received: via spool by submit@bugs.debian.org id=B.9920135341522 (code B ref -1); Fri, 08 Jun 2001 15:19:30 GMT From: Robert Bihlmeyer To: submit@bugs.debian.org X-Mailer: bug 3.3.9 Message-Id: <20010608151849.27EE3EF38@hoss.orcus.priv.at> Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 17:18:49 +0200 (CEST) Delivered-To: submit@bugs.debian.org Package: dpkg Version: 1.9.9 Severity: wishlist Due to some unknown error, I recently lost the symlink that points from /usr/bin/xdvi.bin to /etc/alternatives/xdvi.bin. tetex-bin.postinst contains: update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/xdvi.bin xdvi.bin /usr/bin/xdvi.real 30 But this command found that the xdvi.bin alternative already exists, and did nothing. Wouldn't it be nice if this checked whether the is in order, otherwise re-creating it (or at least bitch loudly).   Acknowledgement sent to Robert Bihlmeyer <robbe@orcus.priv.at>:
New Bug report received and forwarded. Copy sent to Wichert Akkerman <wakkerma@debian.org>.   -t  From: owner@bugs.debian.org (Debian Bug Tracking System) To: Robert Bihlmeyer Subject: Bug#100135: Acknowledgement (dpkg: update-alternatives should create the -> /etc/alternatives/ link anyway) Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <20010608151849.27EE3EF38@hoss.orcus.priv.at> References: <20010608151849.27EE3EF38@hoss.orcus.priv.at> X-Debian-PR-Message: ack 100135 Thank you for the problem report you have sent regarding Debian. This is an automatically generated reply, to let you know your message has been received. It is being forwarded to the developers mailing list for their attention; they will reply in due course. Your message has been sent to the package maintainer(s): Wichert Akkerman If you wish to submit further information on your problem, please send it to 100135@bugs.debian.org (and *not* to submit@bugs.debian.org). 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Darren Benham (administrator, Debian Bugs database)   Received: (at submit) by bugs.debian.org; 8 Jun 2001 15:18:54 +0000 From robbe@orcus.priv.at Fri Jun 08 10:18:54 2001 Return-path: Received: from 212186010174.11.tuwien.teleweb.at (hoss.orcus.priv.at) [::ffff:212.186.10.174] by master.debian.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 1 (Debian)) id 158O2I-0000OV-00; Fri, 08 Jun 2001 10:18:54 -0500 Received: by hoss.orcus.priv.at (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 27EE3EF38; Fri, 8 Jun 2001 17:18:49 +0200 (CEST) From: Robert Bihlmeyer Subject: dpkg: update-alternatives should create the -> /etc/alternatives/ link anyway To: submit@bugs.debian.org X-Mailer: bug 3.3.9 Message-Id: <20010608151849.27EE3EF38@hoss.orcus.priv.at> Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 17:18:49 +0200 (CEST) Delivered-To: submit@bugs.debian.org Package: dpkg Version: 1.9.9 Severity: wishlist Due to some unknown error, I recently lost the symlink that points from /usr/bin/xdvi.bin to /etc/alternatives/xdvi.bin. tetex-bin.postinst contains: update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/xdvi.bin xdvi.bin /usr/bin/xdvi.real 30 But this command found that the xdvi.bin alternative already exists, and did nothing. Wouldn't it be nice if this checked whether the is in order, otherwise re-creating it (or at least bitch loudly).   Changed Bug title. Request was from Adam Heath <doogie@brainfood.com> to control@bugs.debian.org.   Received: (at control) by bugs.debian.org; 13 Sep 2003 23:13:40 +0000 From doogie@brainfood.com Sat Sep 13 18:13:37 2003 Return-path: Received: from boof.brainfood.com (gradall.private.brainfood.com) [146.82.138.61] by master.debian.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 1 (Debian)) id 19yJaD-0000J6-00; Sat, 13 Sep 2003 18:13:37 -0500 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] ident=adam) by gradall.private.brainfood.com with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19yJaC-0003p3-00 for ; Sat, 13 Sep 2003 18:13:36 -0500 Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2003 18:13:35 -0500 (CDT) From: Adam Heath X-X-Sender: adam@gradall.private.brainfood.com To: control@bugs.debian.org Subject: retitling Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Delivered-To: control@bugs.debian.org X-Spam-Status: No, hits=3.0 required=4.0 tests=HTML_MESSAGE version=2.53-bugs.debian.org_2003_9_13 X-Spam-Level: *** X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.53-bugs.debian.org_2003_9_13 (1.174.2.15-2003-03-30-exp) retitle 206163 [DOC] /usr/share/man/man8/dselect.8.gz: mention dselect update as the prefered way to keep the available fresh retitle 207758 [INTL] completed dutch po file retitle 208014 [DOC] dpkg: Improvements to the update-alternatives manpage retitle 197177 [ARCH] dpkg support for /lib64 and /usr/lib64 locations on 64 bit platforms retitle 196158 [ARCH] dpkg: support for GNU/FreeBSD in retitle 166052 [INTL] Updated spanish translation retitle 165843 [INTL] Please localize perl programs as well. retitle 164906 [INTL] dpkg: add deb.5 french translation retitle 154633 [DOC] install-info: --help should use stdout retitle 154277 [ARCH] OpenBSD patch retitle 153096 [DOC] dpkg: -S on man page should further metion what it wont find retitle 134358 [INTL] dpkg: german translation: bad grammar retitle 133745 [U-A] dpkg: [patch] update-alternatives is not scriptable retitle 126621 [U-A] [patch] update-alternatives --all (configure all) retitle 115759 [DOC] man-page update-alternatives(8) SuX0r retitle 110520 [DOC] dpkg manpage over 3 years old retitle 100135 [U-A] dpkg: update-alternatives should create the -> /etc/alternatives/ link anyway retitle 87677 [U-A] problems with update-alternatives when link no longer exists retitle 77828 [U-A] dpkg: [PATCH]: users should be able to use update-alternatives (not only root) retitle 76295 [U-A] update-alternative doesn't check consistency if only one alternative retitle 61156 [DOC] document the fact that dpkg downgrades without checking dependencies retitle 48895 [U-A] problems with update-alternatives retitle 24514 [ARCH] 3 diff's to compile dpkg-1.4.0.24 on HP-UX retitle 208894 [DOC] dpkg: start-stop-daemon printing (null) as process-name retitle 207259 [DOC] dpkg-dev: typo in dpkg-source(1) retitle 206164 [DOC] /usr/share/man/man8/dselect.8.gz: "dselect is the primary user interface for managing packages on a Debian system." retitle 204123 [DOC] typo in manpage for dpkg-buildpackage -nc retitle 203582 [U-A] dpkg: links to /etc/alternatives not generated if alternatives exit already retitle 203560 [U-A] /etc/alternatives/README: some alternatives are a big mystery retitle 203557 [U-A] /usr/sbin/update-alternatives: prompt unclear retitle 199204 [INTL] install-info: gives a hint only when using english retitle 192972 [INTL] dselect: Danish translation of dselect retitle 192102 [INTL] dselect: cosmetic problem, item 3 on pt_BR retitle 189492 [DOC] start-stop-daemon: manpage incorrect for --nicelevel retitle 187952 [INTL] dpkg: German translation for a warning isn't right retitle 183840 [DOC] dpkg-dev: word repeated in deb-control(5) retitle 183164 [DOC] dpkg: start-stop-daemon man page -- doesn't show shortened --exec syntax retitle 179648 [DOC] dpkg: Error in update-alternatives(8) man page re: --install args retitle 175770 [DOC] dpkg-dev: dpkg-scansources man page "prog" retitle 174971 [DOC] dpkg(8) should point the user towards retitle 173463 [DOC] dpkg-dev: deb-control(5) does not document Bugs: and Origin: retitle 171489 [INTL] dpkg: Spanish manpages available retitle 168500 [DOC] dpkg: --help show unpaired pairs retitle 167426 [DOC] dpkg-dev: typo in man page for dpkg-buildpackage: "imlies" retitle 165099 [DOC] dpkg man page: --no-act non-optimal retitle 163621 [DOC] dpkg-architecture documentation wrong retitle 162897 [INTL] dpkg: [l10n:fr] missing space in downgrading message retitle 162154 [INTL] dpkg: translation in french for diverted package is unclear retitle 161819 [DOC] dpkg-dev: Small typo in deb-control(5) retitle 157973 [DOC] dselect: man page out of date retitle 157819 [INTL] typo in dpkg --force-help (LANG=ja_JP.EUC-JP) retitle 155822 [DOC] dpkg-parsechangelog: s/dpkg-source/dpkg-parsechangelog/ in help retitle 151845 [DOC] dpkg: typo in dpkg-source(1) retitle 151799 [INTL] small mistake in Dutch translation retitle 151578 [DOC] dselect: help screen isn't updated retitel 150642 [DOC] Small typo in dpkg-deb retitle 149142 [INTL] dpkg: missing space in french l10n message retitle 142370 [INTL] dpkg: update for Polish translation retitle 140695 [DOC] Incorrect info in dpkg-divert man page retitle 138244 [INTL] dpkg: Typo in italina po file retitle 137315 [U-A] dpkg: update-alternatives: creation of `link' doesn't respect `Replaces:'. retitle 137313 [U-A] dpkg: update-alternatives: various minor reporting bugs retitle 127342 [DOC] start-stop-daemon: Reference in man page to nonexistent '--group' option. retitle 126068 [DOC] minor typo in dpkg-divert(8) retitle 122910 [DOC] Debian Packaging Manual is obsolete retitle 120970 [DOC] dpkg-doc description refers to MIA packaging-manual retitle 117518 [INTL] incorrect warnings in Czech translation retitle 115352 [INTL] German translation for "suggests" seems crude retitle 112057 [INTL] dpkg: Polish translation correction retitle 111711 [INTL] dpkg: Wording error in description for -O in dpkg(8) retitle 109669 [INTL] German translation for "suggests" is far from perfect retitle 102094 [INTL] Dutch translation has issues retitle 98822 [U-A] dpkg: update-alternatives is noisy when fixing old slave symlinks that were broken due to past update-alternatives brain-damage retitle 91348 [DOC] dpkg: desinformation regarding /usr/share/doc/dpkg/THANKS retitle 64471 [DOC] dpkg(1) refers to nonexistent info pages retitle 208992 [INTL] dselect: German localization broken retitle 199360 [ARCH] Please add alphaev68-linux-gnu to the archtable retitle 192954 [U-A] dpkg: update-alternatives doesn't work when cd'd to a directory root can't write to retitle 175236 [DOC] dpkg: man page should suggest how to install selected packages retitle 173205 [ARCH] dpkg-dev: dpkg-architecture revert to i386 retitle 169619 [DOC] dpkg: documents unavailable --command-fd option retitle 166812 [DOC] pt_BR manpage installs at wrong place retitle 158973 [U-A] update-alternatives: resets state to "auto" after preventive removing of non-existent binary retitle 144515 [ARCH] dpkg --print-architecture on i386 sometimes prints i386-none retitle 141325 [U-A] lam-runtime: the link /etc/alternatives/mpirun ends up pointing to /usr/bin/mpirun_lam retitle 115655 [ARCH] dpkg-architecture outputs non-canonical GNU system type retitle 114946 [DOC] dpkg-scan* man pages: section8 -> section1? retitle 99870 [U-A] "Invalid cross-device link" error from update-alternatives retitle 85502 [U-A] update-alternatives: old broken link shouldn't force manual mode retitle 80144 [U-A] dpkg: bad times when replacing an alternative with a single file retitle 37254 [U-A] update-alternatives: don't go to manual mode when targets missing retitle 164214 [U-A] dpkg: update-alternatives still wrong, methinks retitle 143302 [U-A] /usr/man/man1 missing, update-alternatives dies thanks   Information forwarded to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, Dpkg Developers <team@dpkg.org>:
Bug#100135; Package dpkg.   debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.orgDpkg Developers  X-Loop: owner@bugs.debian.org Subject: Bug#100135: Please take car of this bugs. It can hurt. Reply-To: =?UTF-8?Q?Ra=C3=BAl_?= =?UTF-8?Q?S=C3=A1nchez?= Siles , 100135@bugs.debian.org Resent-From: =?UTF-8?Q?Ra=C3=BAl_?= =?UTF-8?Q?S=C3=A1nchez?= Siles Resent-To: debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org Resent-CC: Dpkg Developers Resent-Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:00:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: owner@bugs.debian.org X-Debian-PR-Message: report 100135 X-Debian-PR-Package: dpkg X-Debian-PR-Keywords: X-Debian-PR-Source: dpkg Received: via spool by 100135-submit@bugs.debian.org id=B100135.11927842427890 (code B ref 100135); Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:00:01 +0000 Received: (at 100135) by bugs.debian.org; 19 Oct 2007 08:57:22 +0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.4-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 (2006-07-26) on rietz.debian.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.9 required=4.0 tests=BAYES_00,FORGED_RCVD_HELO autolearn=no version=3.1.4-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 Received: from eul0600261-pip.eu.verio.net ([81.19.107.161] helo=asia.sync-intertainment.com) by rietz.debian.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1IinfW-0001yH-2v for 100135@bugs.debian.org; Fri, 19 Oct 2007 08:57:22 +0000 Received: from 167.10.218.87.dynamic.jazztel.es ([87.218.10.167] helo=[10.0.0.165]) by asia with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.66) (envelope-from ) id 1Iinf0-0005OD-Sr for 100135@bugs.debian.org; Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:56:51 +0200 From: =?UTF-8?Q?Ra=C3=BAl_?= =?UTF-8?Q?S=C3=A1nchez?= Siles Organization: Barracuda Systems To: 100135@bugs.debian.org Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:56:03 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="nextPart2923660.qPB8MeXGFI"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200710191056.05342.rss@barracuda.es> X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - asia.sync-intertainment.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - bugs.debian.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [0 0] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - barracuda.es X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: --nextPart2923660.qPB8MeXGFI Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Hello: I suffered this bug collaterally, you can see=20 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=3D446825#20 In short when downgrading to gs-gpl the gs link to alternatives wasn't=20 recreated and I couldn't print. Regards, =2D-=20 Ra=C3=BAl S=C3=A1nchez Siles --nextPart2923660.qPB8MeXGFI Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQBHGHElvvLM0pAwfrkRAhlNAJ9YWvSAyyhJHF1+70U3/V4nzxpjCQCeNd/n Edr9xO9C+AQ0JD8+C+de/VA= =EOk0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart2923660.qPB8MeXGFI--   Acknowledgement sent to Raúl Sánchez Siles <rss@barracuda.es>:
Extra info received and forwarded to list. Copy sent to Dpkg Developers <team@dpkg.org>.   -t  Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.417 (Entity 5.417) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 X-Loop: owner@bugs.debian.org From: owner@bugs.debian.org (Debian Bug Tracking System) To: =?UTF-8?Q?Ra=C3=BAl_?= =?UTF-8?Q?S=C3=A1nchez?= Siles Subject: Bug#100135: Info received (Please take car of this bugs. It can hurt.) Message-Id: References: <200710191056.05342.rss@barracuda.es> <20010608151849.27EE3EF38@hoss.orcus.priv.at> X-Debian-PR-Message: ack-info 100135 X-Debian-PR-Package: dpkg X-Debian-PR-Source: dpkg Reply-To: 100135@bugs.debian.org Thank you for the additional information you have supplied regarding this problem report. It has been forwarded to the package maintainer(s) and to other interested parties to accompany the original report. Your message has been sent to the package maintainer(s): Dpkg Developers If you wish to continue to submit further information on this problem, please send it to 100135@bugs.debian.org, as before. Please do not reply to the address at the top of this message, unless you wish to report a problem with the Bug-tracking system. Debian bug tracking system administrator (administrator, Debian Bugs database)   Received: (at 100135) by bugs.debian.org; 19 Oct 2007 08:57:22 +0000 From rss@barracuda.es Fri Oct 19 08:57:22 2007 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.4-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 (2006-07-26) on rietz.debian.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.9 required=4.0 tests=BAYES_00,FORGED_RCVD_HELO autolearn=no version=3.1.4-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 Return-path: Received: from eul0600261-pip.eu.verio.net ([81.19.107.161] helo=asia.sync-intertainment.com) by rietz.debian.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1IinfW-0001yH-2v for 100135@bugs.debian.org; Fri, 19 Oct 2007 08:57:22 +0000 Received: from 167.10.218.87.dynamic.jazztel.es ([87.218.10.167] helo=[10.0.0.165]) by asia with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.66) (envelope-from ) id 1Iinf0-0005OD-Sr for 100135@bugs.debian.org; Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:56:51 +0200 From: =?utf-8?q?Ra=C3=BAl_S=C3=A1nchez_Siles?= Organization: Barracuda Systems To: 100135@bugs.debian.org Subject: Please take car of this bugs. It can hurt. Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:56:03 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="nextPart2923660.qPB8MeXGFI"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200710191056.05342.rss@barracuda.es> X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - asia.sync-intertainment.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - bugs.debian.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [0 0] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - barracuda.es X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: --nextPart2923660.qPB8MeXGFI Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Hello: I suffered this bug collaterally, you can see=20 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=3D446825#20 In short when downgrading to gs-gpl the gs link to alternatives wasn't=20 recreated and I couldn't print. Regards, =2D-=20 Ra=C3=BAl S=C3=A1nchez Siles --nextPart2923660.qPB8MeXGFI Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQBHGHElvvLM0pAwfrkRAhlNAJ9YWvSAyyhJHF1+70U3/V4nzxpjCQCeNd/n Edr9xO9C+AQ0JD8+C+de/VA= =EOk0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart2923660.qPB8MeXGFI--