On Tue, Aug 28, 2007 at 07:42:40PM +0200, Alban Browaeys wrote: > Package: menu-xdg > Version: 0.2.3 > Followup-For: Bug #439427 > > > A previous run created incorrect files in /var/lib/menu-xdg instead of the > directory > (see attached archive). This leads to this error while running > dpkg-reconfigure menu or menu-xdg. > > Execution of /usr/share/menu/cdd-menu generated no output or returned an > error. > Unknown error, message=Could not create directory(menu-xdg): File exists > install-menu: /etc/menu-methods/xdg-desktop-entry-spec-dirs: aborting > update-menus[7314]: Script /etc/menu-methods/xdg-desktop-entry-spec-dirs > returned error status 1. > Unknown error, message=Could not create directory(menu-xdg): File exists > install-menu: /etc/menu-methods/xdg-desktop-entry-spec-apps: aborting > update-menus[7314]: Script /etc/menu-methods/xdg-desktop-entry-spec-apps > returned error status 1. > Unknown error, message=Could not create directory(xsessions/): File exists > install-menu: /etc/menu-methods/xdg-desktop-entry-spec-sessions: aborting > update-menus[7314]: Script /etc/menu-methods/xdg-desktop-entry-spec-sessions > returned error status 1. > > > This produces unusable debian menus . > It looks like > http://www.yepthatsme.com/2005/10/12/if-your-debian-menu-in-gnome-ever-disappears/ > . > I fixed it via rm -Rf /var/lib/menu-xdg/* plus dpkg-reconfigure menu-xdg. > > I wonder if it is a problem that can be fixed in the package or menu-method > (by checking if those > are files instead of directories and deleting them if so).
This is possible to do, but I would be very much interested to know how /var/lib/menu-xdg/xsessions ended being a file instead of a directory. I checked carefully and update-menus cannot do that. Especially the content of /var/lib/menu-xdg/xsessions is strange. What filesystem are you using ? Cheers, -- Bill. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Imagine a large red swirl here. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
