Bug#852514: libpetsc3.7-dev: leaves alternatives after purge: /usr/lib/petscdir/{3.7, 3.7-real}
> > 2m18.4s INFO: Warning: Package purging left files on system: > /etc/alternatives/petsc3.7 -> /usr/lib/petscdir/3.7.4/x86_64-linux- gnu-real not owned > /etc/alternatives/petsc3.7-real -> /usr/lib/petscdir/3.7.4/x86_64- linux-gnu-real not owned > /usr/lib/petscdir/ owned by: libpetsc3.7.5-dev:amd64, libpetsc3.7.4-dev:amd64 > /usr/lib/petscdir/3.7 -> /etc/alternatives/petsc3.7 not owned > /usr/lib/petscdir/3.7-real -> /etc/alternatives/petsc3.7-real not owned The petsc3.7 and petsc3.7-real alternative is set up by the libpetsc3.7-dev. At each installation (or upgrade) of libpetsc3.7-dev, the alternative is updated to the latest. What's happening with this bug is that 3.7.4+dfsg1-9 is installed first, setting up the 3.7.4 alternative. It's then upgraded to 3.7.5+dfsg1-3, setting up the 3.7.5 alternative. But the 3.7.4 alternative remains in place. When libpetsc3.7-dev is removed, prerm removes the petsc3.7 alternative. But the prerm script only deals with it's own version. So only the 3.7.5 alternative is removed. The 3.7.4 alternative remains in place. Then libpetsc3.7.Z-dev is removed, taking the alternative targets with it. So when libpetsc3.7.4-dev is removed, the petsc3.7 alternative for 3.7.4 remains (see previous paragraph), but the 3.7.4 directories that it points to no longer exists. Looks like either libpetsc3.7.Z-dev should handle the petsc3.7 alternative instead of libpetsc3.7-dev. Or they should at least test for it on removal and clear the hanging links. Drew -- debian-science-maintainers mailing list debian-science-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/debian-science-maintainers
Bug#852514: libpetsc3.7-dev: leaves alternatives after purge: /usr/lib/petscdir/{3.7, 3.7-real}
On Wed, 25 Jan 2017 02:42:20 +0100 Andreas Beckmann wrote: > Package: libpetsc3.7-dev > Version: 3.7.5+dfsg1-3 ... > > >From the attached log (scroll to the bottom...): > > 2m18.4s INFO: Warning: Package purging left files on system: > /etc/alternatives/petsc3.7 -> /usr/lib/petscdir/3.7.4/x86_64-linux- gnu-real not owned > /etc/alternatives/petsc3.7-real -> /usr/lib/petscdir/3.7.4/x86_64- linux-gnu-real not owned > /usr/lib/petscdir/ owned by: libpetsc3.7.5-dev:amd64, libpetsc3.7.4-dev:amd64 Thanks Andreas. Looks like something went awry in libpetsc3.7.4-dev 3.7.4+dfsg1-9. I should be able to track it down. Drew -- debian-science-maintainers mailing list debian-science-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/debian-science-maintainers
Bug#852514: libpetsc3.7-dev: leaves alternatives after purge: /usr/lib/petscdir/{3.7, 3.7-real}
Package: libpetsc3.7-dev Version: 3.7.5+dfsg1-3 Severity: important User: debian...@lists.debian.org Usertags: piuparts Hi, during a test with piuparts I noticed your package left unowned files on the system after purge, which is a violation of policy 6.8: https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-maintainerscripts.html#s-removedetails The leftover files are actually alternatives that were installed by the package but have not been properly removed. This was observed after a stretch->sid upgrade, the packages in stretch and sid itself work fine. Therefore I assume you obsoleted some alternative in the sid package. To clean this up, you should unregister the obsolete alternative in the postinst script. >From the attached log (scroll to the bottom...): 2m18.4s INFO: Warning: Package purging left files on system: /etc/alternatives/petsc3.7 -> /usr/lib/petscdir/3.7.4/x86_64-linux-gnu-real not owned /etc/alternatives/petsc3.7-real -> /usr/lib/petscdir/3.7.4/x86_64-linux-gnu-real not owned /usr/lib/petscdir/ owned by: libpetsc3.7.5-dev:amd64, libpetsc3.7.4-dev:amd64 /usr/lib/petscdir/3.7 -> /etc/alternatives/petsc3.7not owned /usr/lib/petscdir/3.7-real -> /etc/alternatives/petsc3.7-real not owned cheers, Andreas libpetsc3.7-dev_3.7.5+dfsg1-3.log.gz Description: application/gzip -- debian-science-maintainers mailing list debian-science-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/debian-science-maintainers
