Hi Denis, On Sun, Jul 12, 2015 at 05:00:23PM +0200, Denis Briand wrote: > tags 791803 pending > thanks > > On Wed, 8 Jul 2015 21:52:56 +0200 Salvatore Bonaccorso <car...@debian.org> > wrote: > > Control: tags -1 + patch > > > > Hi, > > > > On Wed, Jul 08, 2015 at 05:14:42PM +0200, Andreas Beckmann wrote: > > > Package: abook > > > Version: 0.6.0~pre2-4 > > > Severity: serious > > > User: debian...@lists.debian.org > > > Usertags: piuparts > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > during a test with piuparts I noticed your package failed to install. As > > > per definition of the release team this makes the package too buggy for > > > a release, thus the severity. > > > > > > >>From the attached log (scroll to the bottom...): > > > > > > Selecting previously unselected package abook. > > > (Reading database ... > > > (Reading database ... 7475 files and directories currently installed.) > > > Preparing to unpack .../abook_0.6.0~pre2-4_amd64.deb ... > > > Unpacking abook (0.6.0~pre2-4) ... > > > Setting up abook (0.6.0~pre2-4) ... > > > /var/lib/dpkg/info/abook.postinst: 58: > > > /var/lib/dpkg/info/abook.postinst: update-menus: not found > > > dpkg: error processing package abook (--configure): > > > subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit > > > status 127 > > > Errors were encountered while processing: > > > abook > > > > The problem lies in the postinst. It changed away from testing for the > > hardcoded pathname /usr/bin/update-menus to > > > > which update-menus > > > > but the argument to -x is not quoted. A simple patch is: > > > > ----cut---------cut---------cut---------cut---------cut---------cut----- > > diff -Nru abook-0.6.0~pre2/debian/postinst abook-0.6.0~pre2/debian/postinst > > --- abook-0.6.0~pre2/debian/postinst 2015-07-06 17:35:05.000000000 +0200 > > +++ abook-0.6.0~pre2/debian/postinst 2015-07-08 18:52:55.000000000 +0200 > > @@ -54,6 +54,6 @@ > > > > > > # menu entry > > -if [ "$action" = 'configure' ] && [ -x `which update-menus` ]; then > > +if [ "$action" = 'configure' ] && [ -x "`which update-menus`" ]; then > > update-menus > > fi > > ----cut---------cut---------cut---------cut---------cut---------cut----- > > > > > > Otherwise switching to a debhelper based packaging using > > dh_installmenu, will replace the right snippet in the postinst as > > well. > > Hello, > Thank you for your bug report Andreas and for your fix Salvatore. > Yes, switching to debhelper is planned soon.
FYI, currently abook is marked for autoremoval in the next 24h, cf. https://udd.debian.org/cgi-bin/autoremovals.cgi . Any news on that update? Regards, Salvatore -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
