Bug#492655: First installation crashes with an error about /usr/local/texmf/emacs

[Steve Cotton <steve0001@s.cotton.clara.co.uk>]

I was also going to report this.  Just adding the bits of my
report that aren't covered by Neil.

Subject: tex-common: First installation crashes with an error about /usr/local/texmf/emacs
Package: tex-common
Version: 1.11.1
Severity: grave
Justification: installation fails with an error

The postinst script:
a) Mixes /usr/local/share/texmf and /usr/local/texmf
b) Crashes the first time it is run, unless /usr/local/texmf/emacs already exists.
c) Successfully runs the second time it is run.

Which points to this bit of the postinst, added in 1.11.1:

# create empty dirs in /usr/local/share/
    if [ ! -e /usr/local/share/texmf ]
    then
      if mkdir -p /usr/local/share/texmf 2>/dev/null
      then
        chown root:staff /usr/local/texmf/emacs
        chmod 2775 /usr/local/share/texmf
      fi
    fi



This creates files that apt-file can't find an owning package for.


Here's the installation log under aptitude.  The package system
automatically retries the installation.

Setting up tex-common (1.11.1) ...
Replacing config file /etc/texmf/texmf.d/85Misc.cnf with new version
Replacing config file /etc/texmf/texmf.cnf with new version
chown: cannot access `/usr/local/texmf/emacs': No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing tex-common (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Processing triggers for menu ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 tex-common
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install.  Trying to recover:
Setting up tex-common (1.11.1) ...
Press return to continue.


Steve