Bug#164021: xterm: Removing manually selected alternative

[Eduard Bloch <edi@gmx.de>]

reassign 164021 dpkg
thanks

#include <hallo.h>
* Richard A Nelson [Wed, Oct 09 2002, 06:05:11PM]:
> Package: xterm
> Version: 4.2.1-2
> Severity: normal
> 
> Everytime X is upgraded, I have to go through the following...
> isn't there some way to only remove the alternative if it would
> no longer work ?
> 
> ...
> Setting up xterm (4.2.1-2) ...
> Removing manually selected alternative - switching to auto mode

Fuckage in update-alternatives. It drops the manual selection when some
unexpected call (ie. preventive removeness of an non-existing entry) has
been made.

Gruss/Regards,
Eduard. 
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