On Tue, 28 Mar 2017, Niels Thykier wrote: > Package: neurodebian-desktop > Version: 0.37.5 > Severity: serious
> The neurodebian-desktop package declares an "interest(-await)" trigger > on /usr/share/icons/gnome. At the same time, it depends on > gnome-icon-theme, which provides files in /usr/share/icons/gnome, > triggering said interest trigger. > From: > https://jenkins.debian.net/job/dpkg_sid_find_trigger_cycles/339/consoleFull > """ > The cycle is created because when gnome-icon-theme is put into the > triggers-awaited state (because it triggers neurodebian-desktop), then > it cannot satisfy dependencies until it leaves that state. But: > - for gnome-icon-theme to leave the triggers-awaited state, the > trigger has to be resolved by neurodebian-desktop, which cannot > happen unless neurodebian-desktop gets configured > - to configure neurodebian-desktop, its dependency on > gnome-icon-theme has to be resolved which cannot happen unless > gnome-icon-theme leaves the triggers-awaited state > This creates the cycle if the packages are installed in a certain order. > """ > If at all possible, please migrate to an "interest-noawait" trigger. > This permits dpkg to defer the trigger to whenever it is convenient in > the install/upgrade process and is often a much better choice. > AFAICT, neurodebian-desktop does not appear to be a package where > deferring the trigger would cause major issues (since it is "only" > updating a cache). > Thanks, > ~Niels so, smth like diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index 6ecf20f..1952eca 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@ +neurodebian (0.37.6) unstable; urgency=medium + + * Switch to use interest-noawait for neurodebian-desktop.trigger + to avoid a circular deadlock (Closes: #858920) + + -- Yaroslav Halchenko <deb...@onerussian.com> Tue, 28 Mar 2017 13:53:19 -0400 + neurodebian (0.37.5) unstable; urgency=medium * debian/control diff --git a/debian/neurodebian-desktop.triggers b/debian/neurodebian-desktop.triggers index 44fdcbd..2adc7ee 100644 --- a/debian/neurodebian-desktop.triggers +++ b/debian/neurodebian-desktop.triggers @@ -1 +1 @@ -interest /usr/share/icons/gnome +interest-noawait /usr/share/icons/gnome should resolve this issue, correct? ;) -- Yaroslav O. Halchenko Center for Open Neuroscience http://centerforopenneuroscience.org Dartmouth College, 419 Moore Hall, Hinman Box 6207, Hanover, NH 03755 Phone: +1 (603) 646-9834 Fax: +1 (603) 646-1419 WWW: http://www.linkedin.com/in/yarik
