Bug#534446: java-gcj-compat-dev: update-alternatives error when installing in a buildd

[Gustavo Noronha Silva <kov@debian.org>]

Package: java-gcj-compat-dev
Version: 1.0.80-5
Severity: important

Installing this package in an otherwise clean environment (used as a
buildd), I get the following:

Setting up java-gcj-compat-dev (1.0.80-5) ...
update-alternatives: error: alternative path /usr/lib/jvm/java-gcj/bin/jarsigner doesn't exist.
dpkg: error processing java-gcj-compat-dev (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of default-jdk:
 default-jdk depends on java-gcj-compat-dev (>= 1.0.77-4); however:
  Package java-gcj-compat-dev is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing default-jdk (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of default-jdk-builddep:
 default-jdk-builddep depends on default-jdk (= 1.5-32); however:
  Package default-jdk is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing default-jdk-builddep (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 java-gcj-compat-dev
 default-jdk
 default-jdk-builddep
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Thanks,

-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.30-rc8-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages java-gcj-compat-dev depends on:
ii  ecj-gcj                       3.4.2-4    standalone version of the Eclipse 
ii  gappletviewer-4.3             4.3.3-12   Standalone application to execute 
ii  gcj                           4:4.3.3-9  The GNU Java compiler (transitiona
ii  gcj-jre [java-gcj-compat]     4:4.3.3-9  Java runtime environment using GIJ
ii  gjdoc                         0.7.9-4    documentation generation framework
ii  java-gcj-compat               1.0.80-5   Java runtime environment using GIJ

Versions of packages java-gcj-compat-dev recommends:
ii  libgcj9-src                   4.3.3-12   libgcj java sources for use in ecl

java-gcj-compat-dev suggests no packages.

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