Bug#530643: Bug#530633: xterm: Unable to configure package

[Bram Senders <bram@luon.net>]

On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 11:15:53AM +0200, Julien Cristau wrote:
> What's the content of /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/x-terminal-emulator?
> Is there any mention of x-terminal-emulator.1.gz in another file in that
> directory?  What version of dpkg are you using?

This bug bit me as well, so here's my info.

Contents of /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/x-terminal-emulator:

--- 8< ---
auto
/usr/bin/x-terminal-emulator
x-terminal-emulator.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/x-terminal-emulator.1.gz

/usr/bin/lxterm
30
/usr/share/man/man1/lxterm.1.gz
/usr/bin/gnome-terminal.wrapper
40
/usr/share/man/man1/gnome-terminal.1.gz
/usr/bin/aterm-xterm
20
/usr/share/man/man1/aterm.1.gz
/usr/bin/rxvt-xterm
10
/usr/share/man/man1/rxvt-xterm.1.gz
/usr/bin/rxvt-xpm
8
/usr/share/man/man1/rxvt-xpm.1.gz
/usr/bin/xterm
20
/usr/share/man/man1/xterm.1.gz
/usr/bin/uxterm
20
/usr/share/man/man1/uxterm.1.gz
/usr/bin/koi8rxterm
20
/usr/share/man/man1/koi8rxterm.1.gz
--- >8 ---

There is also an x-terminal-emulator.1.gz file in
/var/lib/dpkg/alternatives, which is not a gzipped file at all, but just
contains the contents:

--- 8< ---
manual



--- >8 ---

(including the three empty lines)  Is this intended?

No other file in /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives mentions
x-terminal-emulator.1.gz.  My dpkg version is 1.15.2.

Greetings,
Bram Senders