Hi,
I've fixed this bug in an NMU in order to keep etch progressing. I've used
the patch supplied by Bill Allombert. The final patch is attached.
Thijs
diff -u sirc-2.211/debian/control sirc-2.211/debian/control
--- sirc-2.211/debian/control
+++ sirc-2.211/debian/control
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
Source: sirc
Section: net
-Provides: irc
Priority: optional
Maintainer: Rudolf Weeber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Standards-Version: 3.2.1
diff -u sirc-2.211/debian/prerm sirc-2.211/debian/prerm
--- sirc-2.211/debian/prerm
+++ sirc-2.211/debian/prerm
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/sh -e
update-alternatives --remove irc /usr/bin/sirc
+#DEBHELPER#
diff -u sirc-2.211/debian/changelog sirc-2.211/debian/changelog
--- sirc-2.211/debian/changelog
+++ sirc-2.211/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+sirc (2.211-9.1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+ * NMU to fix RC bugs; patch provided by Bill Allombert.
+ * postinst/prerm: (closes: #391938)
+ - Add set -e and #DEBHELPER#
+ - Remove call to update-menus that will be handled by debhelper.
+ * control: remove Provides in source section.
+
+ -- Thijs Kinkhorst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Wed, 18 Oct 2006 20:54:37 +0200
+
sirc (2.211-9) unstable; urgency=low
* Fixed bug in postinst script (closes: #337852)
diff -u sirc-2.211/debian/postinst sirc-2.211/debian/postinst
--- sirc-2.211/debian/postinst
+++ sirc-2.211/debian/postinst
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/sh -e
update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/irc irc /usr/bin/sirc 20 \
--slave /usr/share/man/man1/irc.1.gz irc.1 /usr/share/man/man1/sirc.1.gz
-test -e /usr/bin/update-menus && update-menus
-
-exit 0 # Is required, because if the test in the prev line fails, the script
-# would exit 1, and the isntall would fail
-
+#DEBHELPER#
