Bug#132632: dpkg: update-alternatives still not right, I think

[Wichert Akkerman <wichert@wiggy.net>]

Previously itz@speakeasy.org wrote:
> Shouldn't "update-alternatives --remove" do its work when the package
> providing the currently selected alternative is being removed, even if
> the alternative is in manual mode?  It could select the highest-priority
> remaining alternative and switch back to auto mode.

It should already do that, with this bit of code:

} elsif ($state eq 'nonexistent') {
    if ($manual eq 'manual') {
        &pr("$altdir/$name has been deleted, returning to automatic selection.")
          if $verbosemode > 0;
        $manual= 'auto';
    }
}

does that not work for you?

Wichert.

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