control: tags -1 +pending Hi, On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 01:52:06PM +0100, Andreas Beckmann wrote: > Package: libvirt-daemon-system > Version: 4.0.0~rc1-1 > Severity: serious > User: debian...@lists.debian.org > Usertags: piuparts > > Hi, > > during a test with piuparts I noticed your package failed the piuparts > upgrade test because dpkg detected a conffile as being modified and then > prompted the user for an action. As there is no user input, this fails. > But this is not the real problem, the real problem is that this prompt > shows up in the first place, as there was nobody modifying this conffile > at all, the package has just been installed and upgraded... > > This is a violation of policy 10.7.3, see > https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/#behavior, > which says "[These scripts handling conffiles] must not ask unnecessary > questions (particularly during upgrades), and must otherwise be good > citizens." > > https://wiki.debian.org/DpkgConffileHandling should help with figuring > out how to do this properly. > > In https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2009/08/msg00675.html and > followups it has been agreed that these bugs are to be filed with > severity serious. > > From the attached log (scroll to the bottom...): > > Setting up libvirt-daemon-system (4.0.0~rc1-1) ... > Installing new version of config file > /etc/apparmor.d/abstractions/libvirt-qemu ... > > Configuration file '/etc/apparmor.d/local/usr.lib.libvirt.virt-aa-helper' > ==> File on system created by you or by a script. > ==> File also in package provided by package maintainer. > What would you like to do about it ? Your options are: > Y or I : install the package maintainer's version > N or O : keep your currently-installed version > D : show the differences between the versions > Z : start a shell to examine the situation > The default action is to keep your current version. > *** usr.lib.libvirt.virt-aa-helper (Y/I/N/O/D/Z) [default=N] ? dpkg: error > processing package libvirt-daemon-system (--configure): > end of file on stdin at conffile prompt > Errors were encountered while processing: > libvirt-daemon-system > > This was encountered on a sid -> experimental upgrade.
Yes, already noticed this yesterday and this will be fixed with the next upload. Cheers, -- Guido