retitle 400478 xterm: broken postinst handling of missing manpage alternative thanks Package: xterm Version: 222-1etch1 Followup-For: Bug #400478 The test manpage notes that "Except for -h and -L, all FILE-related tests dereference symbolic links." Changing the test on line 40 of the postinst from -e to -L fixes this bug and allows the postinst to complete. However, this postinst code doesn't actually seem to address the issue it intended to. Once repaired as above, it ensures the existence of the symlink /usr/share/man/man1/x-terminal-emulator.1.gz -> /etc/alternatives/x-terminal-emulator.1.gz, but the latter still does not exist. Changing the alternative to something else and back repairs it; another fix might work as well. - Josh Triplett and Jamey Sharp -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-1-686 Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages xterm depends on: ii libc6 2.3.6.ds1-8 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libfontconfig1 2.4.1-2 generic font configuration library ii libice6 1:1.0.1-2 X11 Inter-Client Exchange library ii libncurses5 5.5-5 Shared libraries for terminal hand ii libsm6 1:1.0.1-3 X11 Session Management library ii libx11-6 2:1.1-2 X11 client-side library ii libxaw7 1:1.0.2-4 X11 Athena Widget library ii libxext6 1:1.0.1-2 X11 miscellaneous extension librar ii libxft2 2.1.8.2-8 FreeType-based font drawing librar ii libxmu6 1:1.0.2-2 X11 miscellaneous utility library ii libxt6 1:1.0.2-2 X11 toolkit intrinsics library ii xbitmaps 1.0.1-2 Base X bitmaps Versions of packages xterm recommends: ii xutils 1:7.1.ds.3-1 X Window System utility programs -- no debconf information
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