Bug#591595: fixed in comixcursors 0.6.1-3
On onsdagen den 25 augusti 2010, Ben Finney wrote: On 22-Aug-2010, Magnus Holmgren wrote: On tisdagen den 17 augusti 2010, Ben Finney wrote: * debian/preinst: + Handle the case where no cursor themes are yet installed (Closes: Bug#591595). However, it was clearly postinst that failed. I am unable to reproduce this behaviour with ‘comixcursors’ 0.6.1-3. What have you done to confirm that the bug still occurs after this change? In a sid chroot: # aptitude install comixcursors The following NEW packages will be installed: comixcursors 0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded. Need to get 0B/4639kB of archives. After unpacking 51.3MB will be used. Selecting previously deselected package comixcursors. (Reading database ... 12905 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking comixcursors (from .../comixcursors_0.6.1-3_all.deb) ... Setting up comixcursors (0.6.1-3) ... update-alternatives: error: no alternatives for x-cursor-theme. update-alternatives: using /etc/X11/cursors/ComixCursors-Black-Small.theme to provide /usr/share/icons/default/index.theme (x-cursor-theme) in auto mode. update-alternatives: error: unable to make /usr/share/icons/default/index.theme.dpkg-tmp a symlink to /etc/alternatives/x-cursor-theme: No such file or directory dpkg: error processing comixcursors (--configure): -- Magnus Holmgrenholmg...@debian.org Debian Developer signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Bug#591595: fixed in comixcursors 0.6.1-3
On 22-Aug-2010, Magnus Holmgren wrote: On tisdagen den 17 augusti 2010, Ben Finney wrote: * debian/preinst: + Handle the case where no cursor themes are yet installed (Closes: Bug#591595). However, it was clearly postinst that failed. I am unable to reproduce this behaviour with ‘comixcursors’ 0.6.1-3. What have you done to confirm that the bug still occurs after this change? -- \ “The right to use [strong cryptography] is the right to speak | `\ Navajo.” —Eben Moglen | _o__) | Ben Finney b...@benfinney.id.au -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#591595: fixed in comixcursors 0.6.1-3
On söndagen den 22 augusti 2010, Ben Finney wrote: On 22-Aug-2010, Magnus Holmgren wrote: On tisdagen den 17 augusti 2010, Ben Finney wrote: * debian/preinst: + Handle the case where no cursor themes are yet installed (Closes: Bug#591595). However, it was clearly postinst that failed. What you need to do is ship an empty /usr/share/icons/default directory. Crystalcursors had the same bug not once but twice: 363059 and 582517. Do I understand you correctly that *every* cursor theme package needs to ship the same empty directory? That this is cause to make a lintian override for every such empty directory? Why? I've just recently begun looking into cursor packages, but as I understand it, that's how things stand currently. Strangely enough, lintian doesn't complain about the empty directory in crystalcursors. I haven't figured out why yet. Why is it not, rather, a directory provided by some single, common package? I don't think there is actually any suitable package to hold it. Cursor themes are handled on the client side of X, so x11-common and other server-side packages are out. I also don't think it's a good idea to put it libxcursor or any other client library package. I think that what it would come down to is a cursor-themes-common package that would contain nothing but that empty directory, and that's hardly worth it. -- Magnus Holmgrenholmg...@debian.org Debian Developer signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Bug#591595: fixed in comixcursors 0.6.1-3
reopen 591595 thanks On tisdagen den 17 augusti 2010, Ben Finney wrote: * debian/preinst: + Handle the case where no cursor themes are yet installed (Closes: Bug#591595). However, it was clearly postinst that failed. What you need to do is ship an empty /usr/share/icons/default directory. Crystalcursors had the same bug not once but twice: 363059 and 582517. -- Magnus Holmgrenholmg...@debian.org Debian Developer signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Bug#591595: fixed in comixcursors 0.6.1-3
On 22-Aug-2010, Magnus Holmgren wrote: On tisdagen den 17 augusti 2010, Ben Finney wrote: * debian/preinst: + Handle the case where no cursor themes are yet installed (Closes: Bug#591595). However, it was clearly postinst that failed. What you need to do is ship an empty /usr/share/icons/default directory. Crystalcursors had the same bug not once but twice: 363059 and 582517. Do I understand you correctly that *every* cursor theme package needs to ship the same empty directory? That this is cause to make a lintian override for every such empty directory? Why? Why is it not, rather, a directory provided by some single, common package? Thank you for following up on this; I'm genuinely seeking to know what the explanation is. -- \ “Simplicity and elegance are unpopular because they require | `\ hard work and discipline to achieve and education to be | _o__)appreciated.” —Edsger W. Dijkstra | Ben Finney b...@benfinney.id.au signature.asc Description: Digital signature
