Package: dash Version: 0.5.11+git20200708+dd9ef66-2 Severity: important Tags: patch Control: block #972571 by -1
Hi, this report is similar to https://bugs.debian.org/606756 from 2010. I also am removing documentation in /usr/share/man and this leads for the dash postinst to fail. To reproduce my findings, run: $ mmdebstrap --variant=apt --dpkgopt=path-exclude='/usr/share/man/*' unstable /dev/null Using the dpkg path-exclude functionality, no directory exists in /usr/share/man/ to save space. When running the above you will receive the following error: Setting up dash (0.5.11+git20200708+dd9ef66-2) ... No diversion 'diversion of /bin/sh by bash', none removed. Adding 'diversion of /bin/sh to /bin/sh.distrib by dash' No diversion 'diversion of /usr/share/man/man1/sh.1.gz by bash', none removed. Adding 'diversion of /usr/share/man/man1/sh.1.gz to /usr/share/man/man1/sh.distrib.1.gz by dash' ln: failed to create symbolic link '/usr/share/man/man1/sh.1.gz.tmp': No such file or directory dpkg: error processing package dash (--install): installed dash package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1 The following patch to dash fixes the problem: --- a/debian/dash.postinst +++ b/debian/dash.postinst @@ -132,8 +132,10 @@ if [ $debconf ]; then db_get dash/sh if [ "$RET" = true ]; then claim_binsh /bin/sh dash + if [ -d /usr/share/man/man1/ ]; then claim_binsh /usr/share/man/man1/sh.1.gz dash.1.gz \ /usr/share/man/man1/sh.distrib.1.gz + fi else unclaim_binsh /bin/sh dash unclaim_binsh /usr/share/man/man1/sh.1.gz dash.1.gz \ Thanks! cheers, josch
