As I dig in, I realize the alternative was set to "manual" in my system. This prevented auto updates by --install.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/alternatives# update-alternatives --verbose --install /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/flash-mozilla.so flash-mozilla.so /usr/lib/nspluginwrapper/plugins/npwrapper.libflashplayer.so 50 ||echo ERROR Checking available versions of flash-mozilla.so, updating links in /etc/alternatives ... (You may modify the symlinks there yourself if desired - see `man ln'.) Automatic updates of /etc/alternatives/flash-mozilla.so are disabled, leaving it alone. To return to automatic updates use `update-alternatives --auto flash-mozilla.so'. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/var/lib/dpkg/alternatives# vim flash-mozilla.so [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/var/lib/dpkg/alternatives# update-alternatives --auto flash-mozilla.so [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/var/lib/dpkg/alternatives# update-alternatives --verbose --install /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/flash-mozilla.so flash-mozilla.so /usr/lib/nspluginwrapper/plugins/npwrapper.libflashplayer.so 50 ||echo ERROR Checking available versions of flash-mozilla.so, updating links in /etc/alternatives ... (You may modify the symlinks there yourself if desired - see `man ln'.) Leaving flash-mozilla.so (/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/flash-mozilla.so) pointing to /usr/lib/nspluginwrapper/plugins/npwrapper.libflashplayer.so. So in order to fix symlink with bug fix upload, even if ($mode eq 'manual') we need to update symlink if it is found to be bug fix. As for --config, we need to do the similar for single alternative if it is found to be bug fix. The more I see this situation, update-alternatives in dpkg needs fix. Osamu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
