Re: java 1.4 issue
On Thu, Jul 24, 2003 at 12:53:39AM -0400, Stephen wrote:
> Thanks John, fixed that issue, still won't install. Dependency on what I
> can't seem to figure out, seems circular:
Could you avoid wrapping your error messages, please? This ...
> Setting up j2re1.4 (1.4.0.99beta-1) ... update-alternatives: unable to
> make /usr/lib/mozilla-cvs/plugins/javaplugin_oji.so.dpkg-tmp a symlink
> to /etc/alternatives/javaplugin_oji-mozilla-cvs.so: No such file or
> directory dpkg: error processing j2re1.4 (--configure): subprocess
> post-installation script returned error exit status 2 dpkg: dependency
> problems prevent configuration of j2sdk1.4: j2sdk1.4 depends on j2re1.4
> (= 1.4.0.99beta-1); however: Package j2re1.4 is not configured yet.
... is much harder to read than the original, which would have been
something like this:
> Setting up j2re1.4 (1.4.0.99beta-1) ...
> update-alternatives: unable to make /usr/lib/mozilla-cvs/plugins/javaplugin_oji.so.dpkg-tmp a symlink to /etc/alternatives/javaplugin_oji-mozilla-cvs.so: No such file or directory
> dpkg: error processing j2re1.4 (--configure):
> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
> dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of j2sdk1.4:
> j2sdk1.4 depends on j2re1.4 > (= 1.4.0.99beta-1); however:
> Package j2re1.4 is not configured yet.
Anyway, this has been reported to the Blackdown people as a bug several
times, I think. 'mkdir -p /usr/lib/mozilla-cvs/plugins' should work
around the problem and allow all the packages to configure.
Cheers,
--
Colin Watson [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]
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