retitle 451954 /usr/share/info switched from a directory to a file severity 451954 important tags 451954 moreinfo thanks
[ Replying to the bug log, as you only replyed to myself. ] On Tue, 2007-11-20 at 03:40:35 -0500, Avalith wrote: > Guillem Jover wrote: > > On Mon, 2007-11-19 at 08:02:20 -0500, Avalith wrote: > > > Package: gettext > > > Version: 0.16.1-2 > > > Severity: grave > > > Justification: renders package unusable > > > gettext will not configure because it claims to need access to > > > /usr/share/info/dir when /usr/share/info is a file, so the directory > > > cannot exist. > > How did you end up with /usr/share/info being a file? Did you create it? > I didn't create it. I think it was created during the installation of > another package, but I'm not positive. Well, I don't think this is a problem in dpkg, but given the lack of information I don't know where this could be reassigned. If you still have the logs from that time around, could you send to the bug report /var/log/dpkg.log /var/log/apt/term.log and /var/log/aptitude, or whatever rotated log might be appropriate? thanks, guillem -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]