Bug#4929: jed installation error; and location
Package: jed
Version: 0.98b-2
jed doesn't install [1], but a simple patch [2] fixes it. Also, jed is
released under GPL, so why is it in the non-free section?
[1]
miles:/mirror/debian/non-free/binary-i386 [root] # dpkg -i jed_0.98b-2.deb
(Reading database ... 20175 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace jed 0.98b-2 (using jed_0.98b-2.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement jed ...
Setting up jed (0.98b-2) ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/jed.postinst: syntax error near unexpected token `fi'
dpkg: error processing jed (--install):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
jed
[2]
miles:/var/lib/dpkg/info [root] # diff -u jed.postinst*
--- jed.postinst Thu Oct 24 09:19:28 1996
+++ jed.postinst.orig Thu Oct 24 09:19:09 1996
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
/usr/info/jed.info.gz ;
# if [ -f /etc/jed.rc ] ; then
# ln -s /etc/jed.rc /usr/lib/jed/lib/jed.rc
-# fi
+ fi
;;
abort-upgrade|abort-remove|abort-deconfigure)
--
Dirk Eddelb"uttel http://qed.econ.queensu.ca/~edd
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