tags 351811 pending
thanks
* Jeff King ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> Package: firefox
> Version: 1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.1-1
> Followup-For: Bug #351811
>
> I am getting the same error here since upgrading to 1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.1-1
> (running 'firefox' doesn't start firefox and outputs the same messages
> to the console.log file). My /bin/sh is dash. Removing my .firefox and
> .mozilla directories has no impact.
>
> However, I fixed the problem by doing this:
> 1. dpkg-reconfigure dash, telling it not to install as /bin/sh
> 2. remove (using dpkg --remove) and reinstall firefox
> 3. dpkg-reconfigure dash, telling it to install as /bin/sh
>
> So clearly there is some issue with having dash as /bin/sh during the
> install (but not during run-time). Browsing through the installation
> scripts, one thing that jumped out was the final bit of the preinst:
>
> for dir in /usr/lib/firefox/{icons,searchplugins,res,chrome,defaults,greprefs}
> do
> if [ -d "$dir" ]; then
> rm -rf "$dir"
> fi
> done
>
> The {} syntax is not POSIX, and won't work with dash. A failure in this bit of
> code could cause the errors I'm seeing.Why are all the good shell features not POSIX? :( -- Eric Dorland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ICQ: #61138586, Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1024D/16D970C6 097C 4861 9934 27A0 8E1C 2B0A 61E9 8ECF 16D9 70C6 -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GCS d- s++: a-- C+++ UL+++ P++ L++ E++ W++ N+ o K- w+ O? M++ V-- PS+ PE Y+ PGP++ t++ 5++ X+ R tv++ b+++ DI+ D+ G e h! r- y+ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
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