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Bug#807185: mksh fails to install on systems with usrmerge



reassign 807185 usrmerge
thanks

Julian Andres Klode dixit:

>Installing mksh on a system with usrmerge installed, that is,
>/ merged into /usr fails:

Huh. Why would anyone do that.

>update-alternatives: using /bin/mksh to provide /bin/ksh (ksh) in auto mode
>update-alternatives: error: unable to install '/usr/bin/ksh.dpkg-tmp' as '/usr/bin/ksh': No such file or directory

Well this is what the alternative is. Whatever this usrmerge
thing does apparently breaks the Debian alternatives system.

bye,
//mirabilos
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