This has been an issue for probably a decade:
In src/help.c, in ensure_pathname_nonexisting(), there is a test for a
non-empty directory:
if (errno != ENOTEMPTY) { /* Huh ? */
Well, the IRIX nfs server returns EEXIST in such situations, and then dpkg
fails misearbly. This prevents using IRIX machines as nfs root servers.
The line below fixes it:
if (errno != ENOTEMPTY && errno != EEXIST) { /* Huh ? */
Cheers,
-- The SGI Junkie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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