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Bug#377193: marked as done (gcc-4.1: Fails to install - invalid option for update-alternatives used)

Your message dated Fri, 07 Jul 2006 11:45:27 +0100
with message-id <1152269127.6558.72.camel@linda.lfix.co.uk>
and subject line Not a bug after all
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Package: gcc-4.1
Version: 4.1.1-7
Severity: serious
Justification: 6

This package uses "update-alternatives --quiet" in many installation scripts.
The --quiet option is not supported by the latest version (in dpkg 1.13.22).
The manpage says it is not implemented.

As a result, installation fails.  For example:
  Setting up fastjar (4.1.1-7) ...
  update-alternatives: unknown argument `--quiet'

-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.15
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)

Versions of packages gcc-4.1 depends on:
ii  binutils                      2.17-1     The GNU assembler, linker and bina
ii  cpp-4.1                       4.1.1-7    The GNU C preprocessor
ii  gcc-4.1-base                  4.1.1-7    The GNU Compiler Collection (base 
ii  libc6                         2.3.6-15   GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libgcc1                       1:4.1.1-7  GCC support library
ii  libssp0                       4.1.1-7    GCC stack smashing protection libr

Versions of packages gcc-4.1 recommends:
ii  libc6-dev                     2.3.6-15   GNU C Library: Development Librari
ii  libmudflap0-dev               4.1.1-7    GCC mudflap support libraries (dev

ii  dpkg           1.13.22        package maintenance system for Debian
-- no debconf information

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The bug was caused by an old local copy of update-alternatives which got
into the execution path.  Not a package problem, therefore.

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