Bug#793183: dpkg ignores symbolic link in gcc-multilib package

2015-08-12 Thread Guillem Jover
Hi! On Thu, 2015-07-23 at 10:36:33 +0200, Harald Dunkel wrote: > On 07/22/15 15:19, Guillem Jover wrote: > >> > >> If dpkg is unreliable, then what are the package signatures good for? > > > > I'm not sure which package signatures you're talking about. But, no, this > > is very old “expected” beh

Bug#793183: dpkg ignores symbolic link in gcc-multilib package

2015-07-23 Thread Harald Dunkel
Hi Guillem, On 07/22/15 15:19, Guillem Jover wrote: >> >> If dpkg is unreliable, then what are the package signatures good for? > > I'm not sure which package signatures you're talking about. But, no, this > is very old “expected” behavior, it's documented both in the dpkg FAQ: > I can assure y

Bug#793183: dpkg ignores symbolic link in gcc-multilib package

2015-07-22 Thread Guillem Jover
Control: forcemerge 406715 -1 Control: severity -1 wishlist Hi! On Wed, 2015-07-22 at 09:27:14 +0200, Harald Dunkel wrote: > Package: dpkg > Version: 1.16.16 > > gcc-multilib (4:4.7.2-1, amd64) provides a symbolic link for > /usr/include/asm > On some Wheezy hosts in my net /usr/include/asm is

Bug#793183: dpkg ignores symbolic link in gcc-multilib package

2015-07-22 Thread Harald Dunkel
Package: dpkg Version: 1.16.16 gcc-multilib (4:4.7.2-1, amd64) provides a symbolic link for /usr/include/asm # dpkg --contents /var/cache/apt/archives/gcc-multilib_4%3a4.7.2-1_amd64.deb drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2012-09-27 02:02 ./ drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2012-09-27 02:02 ./usr/ drwxr