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From: Robert Bihlmeyer <robbe@orcus.priv.at>
Subject: dpkg: update-alternatives should create the <link> -> /etc/alternatives/<name> link anyway
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Date: Fri,  8 Jun 2001 17:18:49 +0200 (CEST)
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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
<link> is in order, otherwise re-creating it (or at least bitch loudly).