Re: ed 1.33 install errors
On Mon, Jun 01, 2009 at 21:13:47 -0400, Rob Bochan wrote: On Monday 01 June 2009 08:53:19 pm Jude DaShiell wrote: Script started on Mon Jun 1 20:50:14 2009 localhost:~# aptitude install ed ... update-alternatives: error: alternative path /bin/ed doesn't exist. dpkg: error processing ed (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 Errors were encountered while processing: ed E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) I got the same error here. I fixed it by creating a symlink from /usr/bin/ed to /bin/ and that cleared it up. I'd imagine it's a bug in the package. Yes it is: http://bugs.debian.org/531461 -- Regards,| http://users.icfo.es/Florian.Kulzer Florian | -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: ed 1.33 install errors
On Mon, Jun 01, 2009 at 09:13:47PM -0400, Rob Bochan wrote: On Monday 01 June 2009 08:53:19 pm Jude DaShiell wrote: Script started on Mon Jun 1 20:50:14 2009 localhost:~# aptitude install ed ... update-alternatives: error: alternative path /bin/ed doesn't exist. dpkg: error processing ed (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 Errors were encountered while processing: ed E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) I got the same error here. I fixed it by creating a symlink from /usr/bin/ed to /bin/ and that cleared it up. I'd imagine it's a bug in the package. Considering that the main use of ed is either for scripted editing or for editing when ncurses (or gui) isn't working, the bug is probably having it in /usr/bin instead of /bin. In Lenny, its in /bin (at least on my box). I would argue that another bug is that its not statically linked but Debian doesn't seem to worry about having basic stuff static and refer people to a live CD for system rescue. Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: ed 1.33 install errors
On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 9:32 PM, Douglas A. Tutty dtu...@vianet.ca wrote: On Mon, Jun 01, 2009 at 09:13:47PM -0400, Rob Bochan wrote: On Monday 01 June 2009 08:53:19 pm Jude DaShiell wrote: Script started on Mon Jun 1 20:50:14 2009 localhost:~# aptitude install ed ... update-alternatives: error: alternative path /bin/ed doesn't exist. dpkg: error processing ed (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 Errors were encountered while processing: ed E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) I got the same error here. I fixed it by creating a symlink from /usr/bin/ed to /bin/ and that cleared it up. I'd imagine it's a bug in the package. thank you, I solved it by this way. Considering that the main use of ed is either for scripted editing or for editing when ncurses (or gui) isn't working, the bug is probably having it in /usr/bin instead of /bin. In Lenny, its in /bin (at least on my box). I would argue that another bug is that its not statically linked but Debian doesn't seem to worry about having basic stuff static and refer people to a live CD for system rescue. Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org -- 不苦不樂正念正智 Gnu.Linux.(Debian|gNewSense).Gnome.(Mozilla|Gmail|Evolution|Scim|Flashplayer) Microsoft.Windows.(Vista|XP).(QQ|Game|Notepad++) Gcc.Gtkmm.Opengl -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: ed 1.33 install errors
In 20090602133233.ga7...@blitz.hooton, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: I would argue that another bug is that its not statically linked but Debian doesn't seem to worry about having basic stuff static and refer people to a live CD for system rescue. That because static linking is a security and modularity nightmare. e.g. if there is a security issue bug in glibc, everything statically linked has to be rebuilt *after* the buildds are upgraded to a glibc that no longer has the issue. Either that, or a combination of that and auditing each statically linked program to determine if they use glibc in an vulnerable manner. Plus, if the security issue was found in Sid, but didn't affect the glibc in Squeeze you'd still have to include the Squeeze packages in the audit since they were built against the glibc from Sid. Plus, static linking wastes both disk space and memory (and, as a result, CPU cycles aka time aka money) compared to real-world use of shared objects. So, while I agree that it would be really nice to be able to recover from a broken dynamic linker from within a running Debian system; static linking (selected) files in /bin is not a solution I'm willing to accept, mostly. We do have busybox-static which provides a statically-linked version of a lot of utilities -- enough to recover from most situations with enough effort. -- Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. ,= ,-_-. =. b...@iguanasuicide.net ((_/)o o(\_)) ICQ: 514984 YM/AIM: DaTwinkDaddy `-'(. .)`-' http://iguanasuicide.net/\_/ signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Re: ed 1.33 install errors
In 200906021043.59937@iguanasuicide.net, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: In 20090602133233.ga7...@blitz.hooton, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: I would argue that another bug is that its not statically linked. We do have busybox-static which provides a statically-linked version of a lot of utilities -- enough to recover from most situations with enough effort. In particular, it has a statically-linked 'ed' and 'vi'. -- Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. ,= ,-_-. =. b...@iguanasuicide.net ((_/)o o(\_)) ICQ: 514984 YM/AIM: DaTwinkDaddy `-'(. .)`-' http://iguanasuicide.net/\_/ signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Re: ed 1.33 install errors
On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 12:11 AM, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. b...@iguanasuicide.net wrote: In 200906021043.59937@iguanasuicide.net, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: In 20090602133233.ga7...@blitz.hooton, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: I would argue that another bug is that its not statically linked. We do have busybox-static which provides a statically-linked version of a lot of utilities -- enough to recover from most situations with enough effort. In particular, it has a statically-linked 'ed' and 'vi'. I do not understand why this issue is related with static linking or dynamic linking, now I'm wondering is it proper for me to add the link /bin/ed which points to /usr/bin/ed? if not proper, should I remove the link made by me? (I found that ed was upgrade again today, maybe to fix the bug) thanks! -- Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. ,= ,-_-. =. b...@iguanasuicide.net ((_/)o o(\_)) ICQ: 514984 YM/AIM: DaTwinkDaddy `-'(. .)`-' http://iguanasuicide.net/\_/ -- 不苦不樂正念正智 Gnu.Linux.(Debian|gNewSense).Gnome.(Mozilla|Gmail|Evolution|Scim|Flashplayer) Microsoft.Windows.(Vista|XP).(QQ|Game|Notepad++) Gcc.Gtkmm.Opengl -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: ed 1.33 install errors
I found that today's upgrade of ed removed the link made by me, and moved ed from /usr/bin to /bin, so I guess that the packager just made a mistake to put ed into /usr/bin yestoday. 2009/6/3 明覺 shi.min...@gmail.com: On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 12:11 AM, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. b...@iguanasuicide.net wrote: In 200906021043.59937@iguanasuicide.net, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: In 20090602133233.ga7...@blitz.hooton, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: I would argue that another bug is that its not statically linked. We do have busybox-static which provides a statically-linked version of a lot of utilities -- enough to recover from most situations with enough effort. In particular, it has a statically-linked 'ed' and 'vi'. I do not understand why this issue is related with static linking or dynamic linking, now I'm wondering is it proper for me to add the link /bin/ed which points to /usr/bin/ed? if not proper, should I remove the link made by me? (I found that ed was upgrade again today, maybe to fix the bug) thanks! -- Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. ,= ,-_-. =. b...@iguanasuicide.net ((_/)o o(\_)) ICQ: 514984 YM/AIM: DaTwinkDaddy `-'(. .)`-' http://iguanasuicide.net/\_/ -- 不苦不樂正念正智 Gnu.Linux.(Debian|gNewSense).Gnome.(Mozilla|Gmail|Evolution|Scim|Flashplayer) Microsoft.Windows.(Vista|XP).(QQ|Game|Notepad++) Gcc.Gtkmm.Opengl -- 不苦不樂正念正智 Gnu.Linux.(Debian|gNewSense).Gnome.(Mozilla|Gmail|Evolution|Scim|Flashplayer) Microsoft.Windows.(Vista|XP).(QQ|Game|Notepad++) Gcc.Gtkmm.Opengl -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
ed 1.33 install errors
Script started on Mon Jun 1 20:50:14 2009 localhost:~# aptitude install ed Reading package lists... 0%Reading package lists... 100%Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... 0%Building dependency tree... 0%Building dependency tree... 50%Building dependency tree... 50%Building dependency tree Reading state information... 0%Reading state information... 0%Reading state information... Done Reading extended state information... 0%Reading extended state information Initializing package states... 0% Initializing package states... Done Reading task descriptions... 0%Reading task descriptions... 0%Reading task descriptions... Done The following NEW packages will be installed: ed 0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded. Need to get 0B/60.8kB of archives. After unpacking 115kB will be used. Writing extended state information... 0%Writing extended state information... 1%Writing extended state information... Done Selecting previously deselected package ed. (Reading database ... (Reading database ... 5%(Reading database ... 10%(Reading database ... 15%(Reading database ... 20%(Reading database ... 25%(Reading database ... 30%(Reading database ... 35%(Reading database ... 40%(Reading database ... 45%(Reading database ... 50%(Reading database ... 55%(Reading database ... 60%(Reading database ... 65%(Reading database ... 70%(Reading database ... 75%(Reading database ... 80%(Reading database ... 85%(Reading database ... 90%(Reading database ... 95%(Reading database ... 100%(Reading database ... 89441 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking ed (from .../apt/archives/ed_1.3-3_i386.deb) ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Setting up ed (1.3-3) ... update-alternatives: error: alternative path /bin/ed doesn't exist. dpkg: error processing ed (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 Errors were encountered while processing: ed E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) A package failed to install. Trying to recover: Setting up ed (1.3-3) ... update-alternatives: error: alternative path /bin/ed doesn't exist. dpkg: error processing ed (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 Errors were encountered while processing: ed Reading package lists... 0% Reading package lists... 0%Reading package lists... 0%Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... 0%Building dependency tree... 0%Building dependency tree... 50%Building dependency tree... 50%Building dependency tree... 75%Building dependency tree Reading state information... 0%Reading state information... 0%Reading state information... Done Reading extended state information... 0%Reading extended state information Initializing package states... 0% Initializing package states... Done Writing extended state information... 0%Writing extended state information... 20%Writing extended state information... Done Reading task descriptions... 0% Reading task descriptions... Done localhost:~# exit exit Script done on Mon Jun 1 20:50:39 2009 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: ed 1.33 install errors
In pine.bsf.4.64.0906012052490.14...@freire1.furyyjbeyq.arg, Jude DaShiell wrote: Script done on Mon Jun 1 20:50:39 2009 Was there a question in there somewhere? -- Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. ,= ,-_-. =. b...@iguanasuicide.net ((_/)o o(\_)) ICQ: 514984 YM/AIM: DaTwinkDaddy `-'(. .)`-' http://iguanasuicide.net/\_/ signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Re: ed 1.33 install errors
On Monday 01 June 2009 08:53:19 pm Jude DaShiell wrote: Script started on Mon Jun 1 20:50:14 2009 localhost:~# aptitude install ed ... update-alternatives: error: alternative path /bin/ed doesn't exist. dpkg: error processing ed (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 Errors were encountered while processing: ed E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) I got the same error here. I fixed it by creating a symlink from /usr/bin/ed to /bin/ and that cleared it up. I'd imagine it's a bug in the package. ...Rob -- Eleven puppies were harmed during the making of this email.
