Bug#465512: linux-image-2.6.18-6-amd64: broken symlink /lib/modules/2.6.18-6-amd64/source
On Tue, Feb 12, 2008 at 12:55:45PM -0800, Michael Braden wrote:
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> When installing the kernel package I get a message:
> Hmm. The package shipped with a symbolic link /lib/modules/2.6.18-6-amd64/source
> However, I can not read the target: No such file or directory
> Therefore, I am deleting /lib/modules/2.6.18-6-amd64/source
>
> Examining the package with dpkg-deb -c shows:
> lrwxrwxrwx root/root 0 2008-02-10 10:17 ./lib/modules/2.6.18-6-amd64/source -> /home/blank/debian/kernel/release/linux-2.6/linux-2.6-2.6.18.dfsg.1/debian/build/build-amd64-none-amd64
>
> /home/blank doesn't exist on my system. This seems to be left over from the
> build proccess. I'm not sure if this link is used elsewhere, if so it
> might cause other problems.
> I recall having seen this message in previous upgrades so it likely
> affects other kernel packages.
thanks for reminder, nuked that useless warning for 2.6.25-1
very harmless.
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