Package: dpkg Version: 1.13.22 See the following example:
# create an alternative with 2 slaves | [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/# update-alternatives --install /bin/atest atest /bin/true 10 \ | --slave /bin/atest-slave1 atest-slave1 /bin/true \ | --slave /bin/atest-slave2 atest-slave2 /bin/true # check that the links are there | [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/# ls -l /etc/alternatives/atest* | lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Sep 19 13:37 /etc/alternatives/atest -> /bin/true | lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Sep 19 13:37 /etc/alternatives/atest-slave1 -> /bin/true | lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Sep 19 13:37 /etc/alternatives/atest-slave2 -> /bin/true | [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/# ls -l /bin/atest* | lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 Sep 19 13:37 /bin/atest -> /etc/alternatives/atest | lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 30 Sep 19 13:37 /bin/atest-slave1 -> /etc/alternatives/atest-slave1 | lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 30 Sep 19 13:37 /bin/atest-slave2 -> /etc/alternatives/atest-slave2 # now create a higher-priority alternative with just one slave: | [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/# update-alternatives --install /bin/atest atest /bin/false 20 \ | --slave /bin/atest-slave1 atest-slave1 /bin/false # check, that slave2 got removed: | [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/# ls -l /etc/alternatives/atest* | lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Sep 19 13:38 /etc/alternatives/atest -> /bin/false | lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Sep 19 13:38 /etc/alternatives/atest-slave1 -> /bin/false | [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/# ls -l /bin/atest* | lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 Sep 19 13:37 /bin/atest -> /etc/alternatives/atest | lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 30 Sep 19 13:37 /bin/atest-slave1 -> /etc/alternatives/atest-slave1 # now create a low-priority alternative with no slaves: | [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/# update-alternatives --install /bin/atest atest /bin/sleep 5 # switch to the 2-slave alternative | [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/# update-alternatives --config atest | | There are 3 alternatives which provide `atest'. | | Selection Alternative | ----------------------------------------------- | 1 /bin/true | *+ 2 /bin/false | 3 /bin/sleep | | Press enter to keep the default[*], or type selection number: 1 | Using `/bin/true' to provide `atest'. # see the slaves are restored | [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/# ls -l /etc/alternatives/atest* | lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Sep 19 13:41 /etc/alternatives/atest -> /bin/true | lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Sep 19 13:41 /etc/alternatives/atest-slave1 -> /bin/true | lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Sep 19 13:41 /etc/alternatives/atest-slave2 -> /bin/true | [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/# ls -l /bin/atest* | lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 Sep 19 13:37 /bin/atest -> /etc/alternatives/atest | lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 30 Sep 19 13:37 /bin/atest-slave1 -> /etc/alternatives/atest-slave1 # switch to the no-slaves one: | [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/# update-alternatives --config atest | | There are 3 alternatives which provide `atest'. | | Selection Alternative | ----------------------------------------------- | * 1 /bin/true | + 2 /bin/false | 3 /bin/sleep | | Press enter to keep the default[*], or type selection number: 3 | Using `/bin/sleep' to provide `atest'. # this is weird: only _one_ slave gets removed from /bin, but _both_ # from /etc/alternatives: | [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/# ls -l /bin/atest* | lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 Sep 19 13:37 /bin/atest -> /etc/alternatives/atest | lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 30 Sep 19 13:37 /bin/atest-slave1 -> /etc/alternatives/atest-slave1 | [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/# ls -l /etc/alternatives/atest* | lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Sep 19 13:42 /etc/alternatives/atest -> /bin/sleep Something is clearly wrong. I am happy to write a patch, but I need to know which way to go: - should only the links for the currently (auto-)selected alternative exist (i.e. all other slave links removed at every change) or - should only the links be updated, and the existing slave links left as they were? Marcin -- Marcin Owsiany <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://marcin.owsiany.pl/ GnuPG: 1024D/60F41216 FE67 DA2D 0ACA FC5E 3F75 D6F6 3A0D 8AA0 60F4 1216 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
