Bug#775741: update-alternatives for openjdk-7-jre-headless failed if no man folder exist
Control: tags -1 + wontfix this is a deficiency in update-alternatives. the openjdk man pages are installed in JAVA_HOME, so they do not get filtered and u-a then thinks it can install, but it can't becuse the target directory does not exist. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#775741: Update-alternatives for openjdk-7-jre-headless failed if no man folder exist
Package: openjdk-7-jre-headless Version: 7u71-2.5.3-2~deb7u1_amd64 Severity: normal Hi, I have configured dpkg to disable installation of man page (path-exclude /usr/share/man/*). It works fine for all packages expect for openjdk-7-jre-headless package. Problem is located into the postint script file line 65. This script don't test that /usr/share/man/man1 exist so update-alternatives failed with the following error: Setting up openjdk-7-jre-headless:amd64 (7u71-2.5.3-2~deb7u1) ... update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java to provide /usr/bin/java (java) in auto mode update-alternatives: error: error creating symbolic link `/usr/share/man/man1/java.1.gz.dpkg-tmp': No such file or directory dpkg: error processing openjdk-7-jre-headless:amd64 (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 Other packages gracefully handled absence of man folder, for example if i try to install nano i have the following output Setting up nano (2.2.6-1+b1) ... update-alternatives: using /bin/nano to provide /usr/bin/editor (editor) in auto mode update-alternatives: warning: skip creation of /usr/share/man/man1/editor.1.gz because associated file /usr/share/man/man1/nano.1.gz (of link group editor) doesn't exist update-alternatives: using /bin/nano to provide /usr/bin/pico (pico) in auto mode update-alternatives: warning: skip creation of /usr/share/man/man1/pico.1.gz because associated file /usr/share/man/man1/nano.1.gz (of link group pico) doesn't exist Can you please fix the postint script file to allow to install openjdk-7-jre-headless without the need of man folder. Best Regards, Tangi COLIN
