** Summary changed: - mozilla-mplayer package creates recursive symbolic links + mozilla-mplayer package creates bad symbolic links
** Description changed: Binary package hint: mozilla-mplayer Edgy Eft bug as of November 26, 2006 - After installation of the mozilla-mplayer package, - /usr/lib/firefox/plugins and /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins look like this: + After installation of the mozilla-mplayer package, two links are created + that do not have a valid file attached. - ls -alF /usr/lib/firefox/plugins - total 6776 - drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2006-11-26 04:50 ./ - drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 2006-11-26 05:08 ../ - -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6904912 2006-11-20 14:35 libflashplayer.so - lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 39 2006-11-26 04:54 libjavaplugin.so -> /etc/alternatives/firefox-javaplugin.so - lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 36 2006-11-26 04:54 libtotem-basic-plugin.so -> ../../totem/libtotem-basic-plugin.so - lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 37 2006-11-26 04:54 libtotem-basic-plugin.xpt -> ../../totem/libtotem-basic-plugin.xpt - lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 38 2006-11-26 04:54 libtotem-complex-plugin.so -> ../../totem/libtotem-complex-plugin.so - lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 39 2006-11-26 04:54 libtotem-complex-plugin.xpt -> ../../totem/libtotem-complex-plugin.xpt - lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 34 2006-11-26 04:54 libtotem-gmp-plugin.so -> ../../totem/libtotem-gmp-plugin.so - lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 35 2006-11-26 04:54 libtotem-gmp-plugin.xpt -> ../../totem/libtotem-gmp-plugin.xpt - lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 36 2006-11-26 04:54 libtotem-mully-plugin.so -> ../../totem/libtotem-mully-plugin.so - lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 37 2006-11-26 04:54 libtotem-mully-plugin.xpt -> ../../totem/libtotem-mully-plugin.xpt - lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 42 2006-11-26 04:54 libtotem-narrowspace-plugin.so -> ../../totem/libtotem-narrowspace-plugin.so - lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 43 2006-11-26 04:54 libtotem-narrowspace-plugin.xpt -> ../../totem/libtotem-narrowspace-plugin.xpt - -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9044 2006-10-23 08:51 libunixprintplugin.so - lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 43 2006-11-26 04:54 mplayerplug-in-dvx.so -> ../../firefox/plugins/mplayerplug-in-dvx.so - lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 44 2006-11-26 04:54 mplayerplug-in-dvx.xpt -> ../../firefox/plugins/mplayerplug-in-dvx.xpt - lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 43 2006-11-26 04:54 mplayerplug-in-gmp.so -> ../../firefox/plugins/mplayerplug-in-gmp.so - lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 44 2006-11-26 04:54 mplayerplug-in-gmp.xpt -> ../../firefox/plugins/mplayerplug-in-gmp.xpt - lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 42 2006-11-26 04:54 mplayerplug-in-qt.so -> ../../firefox/plugins/mplayerplug-in-qt.so - lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 43 2006-11-26 04:54 mplayerplug-in-qt.xpt -> ../../firefox/plugins/mplayerplug-in-qt.xpt - lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 42 2006-11-26 04:54 mplayerplug-in-rm.so -> ../../firefox/plugins/mplayerplug-in-rm.so - lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 43 2006-11-26 04:54 mplayerplug-in-rm.xpt -> ../../firefox/plugins/mplayerplug-in-rm.xpt - lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 39 2006-11-26 04:54 mplayerplug-in.so -> ../../firefox/plugins/mplayerplug-in.so - lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 43 2006-11-26 04:54 mplayerplug-in-wmp.so -> ../../firefox/plugins/mplayerplug-in-wmp.so - lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 44 2006-11-26 04:54 mplayerplug-in-wmp.xpt -> ../../firefox/plugins/mplayerplug-in-wmp.xpt - lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 40 2006-11-26 04:54 mplayerplug-in.xpt -> ../../firefox/plugins/mplayerplug-in.xpt + These are: + mplayerplug-in-gmp.so -> ../../mozilla/plugins/mplayerplug-in-gmp.so + mplayerplug-in-gmp.xpt ->../../mozilla/plugins/mplayerplug-in-gmp.xpt + If I'm understanding the functions of the individual files correctly, it + looks like mplayerplug-in-gmp.so/xpt are no longer required as + mplayerplug-in-wmp.so/xpt has equivalent functions. - For some reason, links are being setup recursively and thus causing the package to not work properly. After checking the actual .deb file, it appears to me that the proper files are included. I do not know enough, however, to explain why they aren't being copied to the correct places. - - There are other bugs reported against mplayer (I think) that may be - caused by these recursive links but, embarrassingly, I'm having a - horrible time with launchpad and can not find them again. + If this is the case, then the bug is purely a cosmetic issue. -- mozilla-mplayer package creates bad symbolic links https://launchpad.net/bugs/73340 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
