On Mon, Oct 04, 1999 at 11:28:01PM -0400, Daniel Burrows wrote: > Setting up tk8.2 (8.2.0-3) ... > Checking available versions of wish, updating links in /etc/alternatives ... > (You may modify the symlinks there yourself if desired - see `man ln'.) > Leaving wish (/usr/bin/wish) pointing to /usr/bin/wish8.2. > Updating wish.1 (/usr/share/man/man1/wish.1.gz) to point to > /usr/share/man/man1/wish8.2.1.gz. > Removing wish8.0.1 (/usr/man/man1/wish8.0.1.gz), not appropriate with > /usr/bin/wish8.2. > warning: /usr/bin/wish8.0 is supposed to be a slave symlink to > /etc/alternatives/wish8.0, or nonexistent; however, readlink failed: Invalid > argument > Removing wish8.0 (/usr/bin/wish8.0), not appropriate with /usr/bin/wish8.2.
See bug 37252--I believe it is responsible for what you are seeking. tkstep8.0 registers slave alternatives (under wish) for /usr/man/man1/wish8.0.1.gz and /usr/bin/wish8.0 . This is bad because 1) tk8.0 does not register these as slave alternatives, and 2) these are actually files in tk8.0! However, I do not know why it would give this message about /usr/bin/wish8.0 and not about /usr/man/man1/wish8.0.1.gz . If you want help pursuing this further, let me know. You can also see bug 37254 I reported against dpkg for its role in the fiasco. Andrew
