Bug#707940: code-aster-engine: fails to install, purge, and install again: ln: failed to create symbolic link '/usr/lib/codeaster/STABLE/config.txt': No such file or directory

[Andreas Beckmann]

Package: code-aster-engine
Version: 11.3.0-2-2
Severity: serious
User: debian-qa at lists.debian.org
Usertags: piuparts

Hi,

during a test with piuparts I noticed your package failed to install,
remove+purge, and install again.

Like a plain failure on initial install this makes the package too buggy
for a release, thus the severity.

This is often a problem with the home directory of a system user:
the user is not deleted during purge (which is fine), but the home
directory is removed. Since the user already exists on the next
installation, adduser won't recreate the home.

>From the attached log (scroll to the bottom...):

  Selecting previously unselected package code-aster-engine.
  (Reading database ... 7875 files and directories currently installed.)
  Unpacking code-aster-engine (from .../code-aster-engine_11.3.0-2-2+b1_amd64.deb) ...
  Setting up code-aster-engine (11.3.0-2-2+b1) ...
  + CODEASTER_VERSION=STA11.3
  + pyversions -d
  + perl -pi -e s|python||g
  + dc_pyvers=2.7
  + ln -sf /usr/lib/codeaster/STABLE/config-py2.7.txt /usr/lib/codeaster/STABLE/config.txt
  ln: failed to create symbolic link '/usr/lib/codeaster/STABLE/config.txt': No such file or directory
  dpkg: error processing code-aster-engine (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   code-aster-engine


cheers,

Andreas
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