Re: bug #23953 ae: postinst does not check for errors
Dale Scheetz <dwarf@polaris.net> writes:
> The problem isn't in the postinst (I know neither of them use set
> -e) but in the preinst script.
Say what? update-alternatives is called in the *postinst*, and it's
the *postinst* that is mentioned in the bug report as not checking for
errors. If update-alternatives is failing, ae will be left
unconfigured, not uninstalled.
Oh, and the preinst _does_ set -e (and thereby check for errors).
> If that script fails then ae is not installed.
Yes, but it's not the script in question. BTW ae's preinst is 100%
redundant and should be removed. ae has no pre-depends, checking if
dpkg supports pre-depends is an exercise in pointlessness.
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James
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