[Pkg-openssl-devel] Bug#445095: Processed: Re: Bug#445095: openssl: Package upgrade removes /etc/ssl if it is a symbolic link

[Kurt Roeckx]

On Thu, Oct 04, 2007 at 02:14:58AM +0200, Frank Lichtenheld wrote:
> reassign 445095 openssl
> thanks
> 
> On Wed, Oct 03, 2007 at 05:36:04PM +0000, Debian Bug Tracking System wrote:
> > > reassign 445095 dpkg
> > Bug#445095: openssl: Package upgrade removes /etc/ssl if it is a symbolic link
> > Bug reassigned from package `openssl' to `dpkg'.
> 
> Just a wild guess, but the following code in openssl.preinst
> 
> if [ -L /etc/ssl ]
> then
>   echo Removing obsolete link /etc/ssl
>   rm /etc/ssl
> fi
> 
> _might_ have something to do with that behaviour...

I didn't know that the preinst script did something like this.  This is
probably about upgrades from very old versions.  At first look this
seems to be the fix for from version 0.9.2b-3 for a bug that doesn't
exist anymore.  I think it should be safe to just remove the preinst
script.


Kurt