Package: pcp
Version: 6.0.5-1
Severity: important
Tags: patch
The binary package pcp ships an empty /usr/lib/pkgconfig. Since we
implemented the /usr-merge using aliasing, this directory is prone to
loss.
As I see it, pcp is split into a number of packages some of which
contain files below /usr/lib/pkgconfig. The existence of that empty
directory is an artifact of how the package is being split and not
required for operation (as it is normally "owned" by pkg-config). As
such, we can delete it from pcp without loss of functionality (and in
the packages shipping .pc files it is non-empty). Since we cannot loose
something that does not exist, the original problem is solved. Do you
agree? I'm attaching a patch for your convenience.
Helmut
diff -Nru pcp-6.0.5/debian/changelog pcp-6.0.5/debian/changelog
--- pcp-6.0.5/debian/changelog 2023-06-14 04:49:33.0 +0200
+++ pcp-6.0.5/debian/changelog 2023-07-23 07:15:09.0 +0200
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+pcp (6.0.5-1.1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+ * Non-maintainer upload.
+ * Do not ship empty directory /usr/lib/pkgconfig (closes: #-1)
+
+ -- Helmut Grohne Sun, 23 Jul 2023 07:15:09 +0200
+
pcp (6.0.5-1) unstable; urgency=low
* New release (full details in CHANGELOG).
diff -Nru pcp-6.0.5/debian/rules pcp-6.0.5/debian/rules
--- pcp-6.0.5/debian/rules 2023-02-13 05:03:53.0 +0100
+++ pcp-6.0.5/debian/rules 2023-07-23 07:15:03.0 +0200
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
uninstallpy = cat python*-pcp.list | sed -e "s,^,$(dirpcp)/," | xargs rm -fr
uninstallpydir = ls -d $(dirpcp)/usr/lib*/python* | xargs rm -fr
uninstalltest = cat $(dirpcp_testsuite).dirs | sed -e "s,^,debian/$(pcp)/," |
xargs rm -fr
-uninstalldirs = rmdir $(dirpcp)/usr/include/pcp $(dirpcp)/usr/include
$(dirpcp)/usr/share/man/man3
+uninstalldirs = rmdir $(dirpcp)/usr/include/pcp $(dirpcp)/usr/include
$(dirpcp)/usr/share/man/man3 $(dirpcp)/usr/lib/pkgconfig
uninstallib = cat $(dirpcp_pmda_infiniband).dirs | sed -e "s,^,$(dirpcp)/," |
xargs rm -fr
uninstallspark = cat $(dirdoc).dirs | sed -e "s,^,$(dirpcp_export_spark)/," |
xargs rm -fr
uninstallgui = cat $(dirgui).dirs | sed -e "s,^,$(dirpcp)/," | xargs rm -fr
