Package: postgis Usertags: origin-ubuntu lucid ubuntu-patch Version: 1.3.6-2 Severity: normal Tags: patch
This report has also been filed here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/392143 postgis can't be removed if postgresql is not installed due to missing "/usr/lib/postgresql/8.3/lib" directory :: VERSION :: postgis | 1.3.3-3 | intrepid/universe | source, amd64, i386 postgis | 1.3.3-3 | jaunty/universe | source, amd64, i386 postgis | 1.3.5-1 | karmic/universe | source, amd64, i386 postgis | 1.3.6-2 | lucid/universe | source, amd64, i386 :: TEST CASE :: Check that postgresql is not installed then $ sudo apt-get install postgis $ sudo apt-get remove --purge postgis Removing postgis ... Purging configuration files for postgis ... find: `/usr/lib/postgresql/8.3/lib': No such file or directory dpkg: error processing postgis (--purge): subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 1 :: WORKAROUND :: $ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/postgis.postrm $ sudo apt-get remove --purge postgis In Ubuntu, we've applied the attached patch to achieve the following: * debian/postgis-generic.postrm.in : check if postgresql directory exists before searching for postgis shared libs to purge (LP #392143) We thought you might be interested in doing the same. Thanks.
diff -u postgis-1.3.6/debian/control postgis-1.3.6/debian/control --- postgis-1.3.6/debian/control +++ postgis-1.3.6/debian/control @@ -1,7 +1,8 @@ Source: postgis Section: misc Priority: optional -Maintainer: Debian GIS Project <pkg-grass-de...@lists.alioth.debian.org> +Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-disc...@lists.ubuntu.com> +XSBC-Original-Maintainer: Debian GIS Project <pkg-grass-de...@lists.alioth.debian.org> Uploaders: Stephen Frost <sfr...@debian.org>, Fabio Tranchitella <kob...@debian.org>, Francesco Paolo Lovergine <fran...@debian.org> Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 5.0.0), autotools-dev, flex, bison, postgresql-server-dev-8.3, libgeos-dev, proj, libssl-dev, xsltproc, docbook, docbook-xsl, libpg-java, default-jdk, fastjar, libjts-java (>=1.7), dpatch diff -u postgis-1.3.6/debian/postgis-generic.postrm.in postgis-1.3.6/debian/postgis-generic.postrm.in --- postgis-1.3.6/debian/postgis-generic.postrm.in +++ postgis-1.3.6/debian/postgis-generic.postrm.in @@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ # Removes all postgis shared libs links if [ "$1" = "purge" ]; then - find /usr/lib/postgresql/@POSTGRES_VERSION@/lib -type f -name "liblwgeom.so.*" -delete + [ -d /usr/lib/postgresql/@POSTGRES_VERSION@/lib ] && \ + find /usr/lib/postgresql/@POSTGRES_VERSION@/lib -type f -name "liblwgeom.so.*" -delete fi #DEBHELPER# diff -u postgis-1.3.6/debian/changelog postgis-1.3.6/debian/changelog --- postgis-1.3.6/debian/changelog +++ postgis-1.3.6/debian/changelog @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@ +postgis (1.3.6-2ubuntu1) lucid; urgency=low + + * debian/postgis-generic.postrm.in : check if postgresql directory exists + before searching for postgis shared libs to purge (LP #392143) + + -- Jean-Baptiste Lallement <jeanbaptiste.lallem...@gmail.com> Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:40:18 +0100 + postgis (1.3.6-2) unstable; urgency=high * Fixed wrong obsolete version reference in debian/rules.
