[Pkg-sysvinit-devel] Bug#691210: rm $flagfile in postinst, unset variable

[Joey Hess]

Package: sysv-rc
Version: 2.88dsf-32
Severity: normal

Preparing to replace sysv-rc 2.88dsf-21 (using .../sysv-rc_2.88dsf-32_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement sysv-rc ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up sysv-rc (2.88dsf-32) ...
info: Reordering boot system, log to /var/lib/insserv/run-20121022T1801.log
rm: missing operand
Try `rm --help' for more information.
success: Enabled dependency based boot system.

I guess this is due to the postinst, which has "rc $flagfile"
The postinst does not otherwise refer to (or set) the variable.

I don't understand why the upgrade succeeded despite this.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-4-686-pae (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages sysv-rc depends on:
ii  cdebconf [debconf-2.0]  0.176
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]   1.5.46
ii  insserv                 1.14.0-4
ii  sysvinit-utils          2.88dsf-32

Versions of packages sysv-rc recommends:
ii  lsb-base  4.1+Debian7

Versions of packages sysv-rc suggests:
pn  bum           <none>
pn  sysv-rc-conf  <none>

-- debconf information excluded

-- 
see shy jo
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