reassign 199426 dpkg thanks I'm reassigning this to dpkg because I'd like you to have a look at it, since it looks like an issue with update-alternatives. I can see no problem with aterm's postinst and prerm scripts. Here's why I believe it to be an update-alternatives issue: <maxx> hmmm regarding /usr/bin/x-window-manager: on a fresh sid install the symlink doesn't exist and nor wmaker nor xfree86-common set it but /etc/X11/Xsession.d/50xfree86-common_determine-startup requires it. Is this a bug in wmaker or in xfree86-common? <eigood> looks like missing calls to update-alternatives <Kamion> maxx: you sure wmaker doesn't set it? its postinst has 'update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/x-window-manager ...' <maxx> actually /etc/alternatives/x-window-manager is set <maxx> but not /usr/bin/x-window-manger (which is actually a symlink to /etc/alternatives/x-window-manger on my other box) <maxx> so should either set wmaker the /usr/bin/x-window-manger symlink or should xfree86-common refer to /etc/alternatives/x-window-manager instead? <eigood> update-alternatives sets /usr/bin/x-window-manager <Kamion> xfree86-common should *not* refer to /etc/alternatives/x-window-manager <eigood> but don't file a bug on dpkg until you try running the u-a command yourself, in verbose mode <maxx> hmmmm so maybe a postinst bug <Kamion> maxx: look at /var/lib/dpkg/info/wmaker.postinst and try to debug it <maxx> I don't see an error with manually running update-alternatives from the wmaker postinst, still it does not set /usr/bin/x-window-manager <Kamion> maxx: use the --verbose flag like eigood asked? <eigood> verbose may not actually give you anything that helps <maxx> looks like somehow automatic handling of x-window-manger with update-alternatives was disabled <maxx> strange tough, shouldn't be on a fresh installed system <Kamion> u-a in "dropping back to manual mode at the drop of a hat" shocker <weinholt> hmm.. sounds similar to #199426 <Kamion> does look similar <eigood> Kamion: now we have to decide if a hat was dropped in this case Regards, -- Göran Weinholt <weinholt@dtek.chalmers.se> GPG: 1024D/4A8854E6 EC27 7F6A DFA9 CBBD 9EE3 F07A 8DF5 8BB6 4A88 54E6 "Science does not remove the terror of the Gods." -- J.R. "Bob" Dobbs
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