Control: clone -1 -2 Control: retitle -2 base-files: is /var/lock a directory or a symlink? Control: severity -2 normal Control: reassign -2 base-files
On Sat, Sep 21, 2024 at 01:19:39AM +0200, Guillem Jover wrote: > $ dpkg-deb -c base-files_13.5_amd64.deb | grep var/lock > drwxrwxrwt root/root 0 2024-08-04 23:30 ./var/lock/ > > In this case I think the best option is to simply stop shipping the > /var/lock directory. This hints at another problem. Whilst base-files' data.tar lists /var/lock as a directory, its postinst turns it into a symbolic link pointing at /run/lock. If dpkg were to verify that /var/lock indeed is a directory it would also issue a warning or error. I think this inconsistency within base-files should also be solved in addition to the one in drbd-utils. Helmut
