Bug#1065170: tech-ctte: Requesting advice on glib2.0 #1065022, file deletion by postrm during t64 transition
Hi Helmut (2024.03.01_14:58:10_+0000)
> For this one (but not gschemas.compiled), I am wondering whether
> installing a trigger-interest in /usr/share/doc/libglib2.0-0/copyright
> might work. That is a file that is going away and therefore, removal of
> libglib2.0-0 should cause libglib2.0-0t64.postinst to be invoked with a
> triggered argument after libglib2.0-0.postrm having done the damage.
One concern I have here: It's possible to configure dpkg to skip
installing /usr/share/doc/* with --path-exclude. I don't know what
effect that has on such triggers, but I assume they wouldn't be
triggered.
> While removing the postrm is a policy violation, we also understand its
> effects quite well. If we have a choice between having all of unstable
> (and later trixie) users crash their user sessions and violate policy,
> the pragmatic voice in me wants to say yes.
Yeah, agreed on that.
Stefano
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