[Pkg-zsh-devel] Bug#860033: Bug#860033: /usr/bin/zsh gone after dist-upgrade

[Adrian Bunk]

On Mon, Apr 10, 2017 at 04:35:24PM +0200, Axel Beckert wrote:
>...
> It is not. See /var/lib/dpkg/info/zsh.postinst:
> 
>      5  case "$1" in
>      6      (configure)
>      7          add-shell /bin/zsh
>      8          add-shell /usr/bin/zsh
>      9
>     10          # New hardcoded symlinks which unfortunately can't be shipped inside
>     11          # the package itself since some people want to merge /bin and /usr/bin
>     12          # against FHS and all Unix tradition.
>     13          if [ ! -e /usr/bin/zsh -a ! -L /usr/bin/zsh ]; then
>     14            ln -s /bin/zsh /usr/bin/zsh
>     15          fi
>     16      ;;
>...

I think I understand where the problem is:

The link is not created due to the old alternatives link still existing.

This block has to be moved after the
  update-alternatives --remove zsh /bin/zsh5

> 		Regards, Axel

cu
Adrian

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