[xml/sgml-pkgs] Bug#617315: xml-core: prerm/postinst scripts modify /usr/local in violation of debian policy

Daniel Leidert daniel.leidert at wgdd.de
Tue Mar 8 07:25:36 UTC 2011


reassign 617315 debhelper
severity 617315 serious
retitle 617315 dh_usrlocal: snippets added fail at read-only mounted /usr/local (Debian Policy 9.1.2)
thanks

Am Montag, den 07.03.2011, 19:26 -0500 schrieb Don Barry:

> Upgrade to Squeeze on systems with remote RO mounted /usr/local fail at xml-
> core upgrade because of prerm/postinst scripts noodling with /usr/local.

This looks like a bug in dh_usrlocal then, as this debhelper script is
responsible for the snippets in the prerm and postinst scripts and it
seems the snippets have not been changed yet (so they still contain this
bug). Adjusting severity and reassigning to debhelper.

Regards, Daniel






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