[Pkg-sysvinit-devel] Bug#546405: new sysv-rc.postinst code to clear /var/lib/update-rc.d on upgrades fails with exit status 1

[Felix Zielcke]

Package: sysv-rc
Version: 2.87dsf-5
Severity: important
Tags: patch

Postinst from sysv-rc exists for me with status code 1
Last output with set -x is:

+ dpkg --compare-versions 2.87dsf-4 lt 2.87dsf-5
+ grep -l remove$ /var/lib/update-rc.d/fuse /var/lib/update-rc.d/winbind
+ removedfiles=
dpkg: error processing sysv-rc (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

I don't know why setting a variable to an empty string, is considered an error with set -e
but that patch fixes it for me:

--- sysv-rc.postinst.old	2009-09-13 08:01:40.813301643 +0200
+++ sysv-rc.postinst	2009-09-13 07:54:13.528534740 +0200
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
 	    fi
 	fi
 	if dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt 2.87dsf-5 ; then
-	    removedfiles=$(grep -l 'remove$' /var/lib/update-rc.d/*) 
+	    removedfiles=$(grep -l 'remove$' /var/lib/update-rc.d/*) || true
 	    if [ "$removedfiles" ] ; then
 		rm $removedfiles
 	    fi


-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers experimental
  APT policy: (500, 'experimental'), (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.30-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages sysv-rc depends on:
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]         1.5.27     Debian configuration management sy
ii  insserv                       1.12.0-11  Tool to organize boot sequence usi
ii  sysvinit-utils                2.87dsf-4  System-V-like utilities

Versions of packages sysv-rc recommends:
ii  lsb-base                      3.2-23     Linux Standard Base 3.2 init scrip

Versions of packages sysv-rc suggests:
pn  bum                           <none>     (no description available)
pn  sysv-rc-conf                  <none>     (no description available)

-- debconf information:
  sysv-rc/unable-to-convert:
* sysv-rc/convert-legacy: false