Andreas Beckmann writes ("Bug#914818: vm: removes shipped file
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/vm.in/version.txt"):
> Package: vm
> Version: 8.2.0b-3
> Severity: serious
> User: [email protected]
> Usertags: piuparts
Hi. Thanks for your QA work and thanks for the report.
> during a test with piuparts I noticed your package removes files that
> it shipped.
Forgive me, but the relevant file is in /usr and I think it is only
touched during package installation or removal. So I'm not sure why
this is a a serious bug ?
FTR I agree that this is probably undesirable, although I haven't
investigated.
> 2m16.9s ERROR: FAIL: debsums reports modifications inside the chroot:
> debsums: missing file /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/vm.in/version.txt (from vm
> package)
>
> This requires to manifest any emacs package to be installed
> while installing the vm package.
FAOD, what I understand you to say is:
This bug manifests only if (i) another emacs package is already
installed (ii) then the vm package is installed.
(I found the grammar of your sentence rather confusing due to what I
think may be a more Germanic word order. I suggest avoiding `this
requires to manifest [some condition]' and instead writing `this
manifests only if [the condition]'. I hope you do not mind me giving
you this suggestion.)
Ian.
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