Bug#706110: libgnome{, vfs}2-common: fails to upgrade from squeeze: prerm failure: gconf-schemas: not found

[Andreas Beckmann]

Package: libgnome2-common,libgnomevfs2-common
Version: 2.32.1-2
Severity: serious
User: debian-qa at lists.debian.org
Usertags: piuparts
Control: found -1 1:2.24.4-1

Hi,

during a test with piuparts I noticed your package fails to upgrade from
'squeeze'.
It installed fine in 'squeeze', then the upgrade to 'wheezy' fails.

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

  Preparing to replace libgnome2-0 2.30.0-1 (using .../libgnome2-0_2.32.1-2_amd64.deb) ...
  Unpacking replacement libgnome2-0 ...
  Preparing to replace libgnome2-common 2.30.0-1 (using .../libgnome2-common_2.32.1-2_all.deb) ...
  /var/lib/dpkg/info/libgnome2-common.prerm: 6: gconf-schemas: not found
  dpkg: warning: subprocess old pre-removal script returned error exit status 127
  dpkg: trying script from the new package instead ...
  dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libgnome2-common_2.32.1-2_all.deb (--unpack):
   there is no script in the new version of the package - giving up
  configured to not write apport reports

  Preparing to replace libgnomevfs2-common 1:2.24.3-1 (using .../libgnomevfs2-common_1%3a2.24.4-1_all.deb) ...
  /var/lib/dpkg/info/libgnomevfs2-common.prerm: 6: gconf-schemas: not found
  dpkg: warning: subprocess old pre-removal script returned error exit status 127
  dpkg: trying script from the new package instead ...
  dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libgnomevfs2-common_1%3a2.24.4-1_all.deb (--unpack):
   there is no script in the new version of the package - giving up
  configured to not write apport reports


This bug seems to require a certain upgrade sequence slected by apt ...

A quick workaround would be adding back an empty prerm script.


cheers,

Andreas
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