Bug#776251: ack-grep fails to install due to diversion problem

[gregor herrmann]

On Mon, 26 Jan 2015 01:01:03 +0100, Axel Beckert wrote:

> > $ dpkg-divert --list "*ack*"
> > local diversion of /usr/bin/ack-grep to /usr/bin/ack
>   ^^^^^
> ... which backs my assumption that a _local_ diversion (i.e. none made
> by a package) is the cause.

That's my interpretation as well.
 
> I tend to close this issue as invalid/wontfix since the cause is a
> local (common(*) but so far unsupported) modification of the package.
> IMHO it has nothing to do with the package itself.
> 
> But I'd like to hear comments from others from others (especially the
> Debian Perl Team and the Release Team) first, too.

I agree with the wontfix+close.
 
> If they agree, I can imagine to add a diversion detection and then
> removal to ack-grep's preinst script despite the package never used a
> diversion. But I'm a) unsure if it's ok for a package to remove a
> _local_ diversion, and 

Hm; rather not. Maybe a warning might be ok.

> b) if it's a good idea to introduce such a
> change that late in the freeze.

Probably not.
 

Cheers,
gregor

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