Bug#363362: marked as done (x11-common: postinst fails if /usr/X11R6/bin is not empty)
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Package: x11-common
Version: 1:7.0.14
Severity: grave
The postinst contains the following:
if [ -d "/usr/X11R6/bin" ] && [ ! -L /usr/X11R6/bin ]; then
rmdir "/usr/X11R6/bin" || die "Could not remove /usr/X11R6/bin. Is not
yet empty. Please remove any items still in the directory. You can move
them back after the install has completed successfully."
fi
When I met this error I first checked whether it was April 1st or
something. I don't think this is acceptable to stomp on such a minor
error, especially when previous upgrades happen to let some files in
this place. Please consider moving these files to /usr/bin directly if
they don't conflict with anything, or backuping them elsewhere.
BTW, the following is also incorrect:
if ! [ -e "/usr/X11R6/bin" ]; then
ln -s /usr/bin /usr/X11R6/bin || die "Could not link /usr/bin to
/usr/X11R6/bin"
fi
it should be: "ln -s ../bin /usr/X11R6/bin" instead. See policy 10.5.
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.''`. Josselin Mouette /\./\
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On Wed, Apr 19, 2006 at 07:47:06PM +0300, Sami J. Laine wrote:
> Package: x11-common
> Version: 7.0.14
>
> Preconfiguring packages ...
> Setting up x11-common (7.0.14) ...
> rmdir: /usr/X11R6/bin: Directory not empty
> x11-common postinst error: Could not remove /usr/X11R6/bin. Is not yet
> empty. Please remove any items still in the directory. You can move
> them back after the install has completed successfully.
> dpkg: error processing x11-common (--configure):
> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 74
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> x11-common
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>
> I think error messages tell it all. It's possible to evade problem
> by doing something like mv /usr/X11R6/bin /usr/X11R6/bin.b && apt-get
> install x11-common ... but my opinion is that this is way too
> complex for normal user.
This is by design in order to force a clean upgrade. x11-common should
conflict with every package in Debian that installs files to this dir. If
you install unofficial stuff there by hand, then you're surely capable of
moving it out of the way later. Closing this bug.
- David Nusinow
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