Package: tinc Version: 1.0.3-3 Severity: grave Justification: renders package unusable
When `apt-get install tinc` for new tinc version, postinst script attempts to MAKEDEV net/tun.
Following error observed:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo dpkg --configure tinc Setting up tinc (1.0.3-3) ... Creating /dev/net/tun... ./MAKEDEV: don't know how to make device "net/tun" Failed to create /dev/net/tun. ./MAKEDEV: don't know how to make device "net/tun" dpkg: error processing tinc (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 128 Errors were encountered while processing: tinc
Grave bug because dpkg fails with an error, and prevents users from installing other packages.
This could be related to bug #292450 (which asked if MAKEDEV should be run, and failed if 'n').
Suggestion: As the tap/tun device I'm using is /dev/tun; not /dev/net/tun, perhaps the postinst script should check for the existence of: - /dev/net/tun - /dev/net/tap (can this exist?) - /dev/tun - /dev/tap (not sure about this one either)
-- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.4.18-bf2.4 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)
Versions of packages tinc depends on: ii debconf 1.4.42 Debian configuration management sy ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-20 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an ii liblzo1 1.08-2 data compression library ii libssl0.9.7 0.9.7e-3 SSL shared libraries ii zlib1g 1:1.2.2-4 compression library - runtime
-- debconf information: * tinc/restart_on_upgrade: true
-- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
