[R-pkg-team] Bug#985281: r-cran-dt: unhandled symlink to directory conversion: /usr/lib/R/site-library/DT/htmlwidgets/lib/datatables-extensions -> ../../../../../../share/javascript/jquery-datatables-extensions

[Étienne Mollier]

Hi Andreas,

Andreas Tille, on 2021-03-28 09:20:23 +0200:
> On Sat, Mar 27, 2021 at 10:43:10PM +0100, Étienne Mollier wrote:
> > Several packages from libjs-jquery-datatables-extension and
> > libjs-jquery-datatables go missing after purge, eventually
> > requiring the user of the rolling Sid machine to reinstall these
> > packages, if removal of r-cran-dt occurs.  Normally, with the
> > new d/maintscript, this should not occur when jumping directly
> > from Buster.  How much is it a concern regarding the criticality
> > of the bug?
> 
> If I understood you correctly than your fix is fixing the reported bug and
> will be fit for bullseye.

I think we are in agreement indeed.  I check Salsa CI, and ready
the package for upload (which will need sponsoring, or I will
need dm grants).

Kind Regards,
-- 
Étienne Mollier <etienne.mollier at mailoo.org>
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Sent from /dev/pts/4, please excuse my verbosity.
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