Gary Dale wrote: > Package: bash > Version: 3.2-6 > Severity: grave > Justification: renders package unusable > > There is an interdependency between bash and dash that prevents bash > from being upgraded. Here is the output when I try: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Preparing to replace bash 3.2-6 (using > .../archives/bash_4.0-4_amd64.deb) ... > The bash upgrade discovered that your /bin/sh link points to dash. > As bash for Debian is destined to provide a working /bin/sh (pointing to > /bin/bash) your link will be overwritten by a default link.
This means that you manually changed the link somehow... > If you don't want further upgrades to overwrite your customization, > please > read /usr/share/doc/bash/README.Debian.gz for a more permanent solution. You could read the documentation to prevent it from failing. > [Press RETURN to continue] > > Unpacking replacement bash ... > dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/bash_4.0-4_amd64.deb > (--unpack): > trying to overwrite `/bin/sh', which is also in package dash > <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Matthias: I think to prevent bug reports like this that bash should stop shipping the /bin/sh link. dpkg maintainers Cc-ed to confirm that the current way we divert should still work when the link would not be shipped by bash anymore and would solve issues like this. Cheers Luk -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
