[pkg-lighttpd] Bug#614716: Processed: your mail

[Raphael Hertzog]

reassign 614716 lighttpd 1.4.28-2
thanks

On Sun, 03 Apr 2011, Debian Bug Tracking System wrote:
> > reassign 614716 dpkg

No, that's not right.

The bug is in your package if some alternatives are not removed.

And it's very easy to fix it in your package. Add a preinst snippet
detecting the upgrade from a version where it was not yet split and drop
the alternative.

If you want to clean up the mess you created, you can also do a quick
check in the postinst call the required --remove if the provided
alternative (that has been split off) is not available.

update-alternatives tries very hard to not create/keep dangling symlinks
but if it's never called, it has no chance to clean up anything...

I must say it's a pity that you argued against fixing it in your package.

Sure it would be nice if dpkg itself managed alternatives and not
update-alternatives but that does not mean that you don't have 
to fix it on your side in the mean time.

Cheers,
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