[Pkg-ltsp-devel] Bug#472346: ltsp-build-client: cant find script: /usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/n/a

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severity 472346 important
retitle 472346 ltsp-build-client: cant find script: /usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/n/a
thanks

On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 05:21:24PM +0000, Jamie wrote:
> Package: ltsp-server
> Version: 5.0.40~bzr20080214-1
> Severity: grave
> File: /usr/sbin/ltsp-build-client
> Justification: renders package unusable

this doesn't really render the package un-useable on most or all
systems, but just those where lsb_release fails to detect which release
is installed, which can easily be worked around(see below). lowering the
severity to important.

> on a fresh install and after update & upgrade i installed ltsp-server-standalone, all run fine (i didn't see any problems, i have got a 
> copy of the installation if you want it). run the ltsp-build-client and came up with the error shown below.
> 
> GlyderFawr:/home/jamie# ltsp-build-client
> NOTE: adding default dist and components to security mirror:
> http://security.debian.org/ n/a/updates main
> E: No such script: /usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/n/a
> error: LTSP client installation ended abnormally

this is likely a bug in lsb_release ... see the output of:

  lsb_release -i -s

since lsb_release sometimes can't figure out the release, i'll put in
some code to detect that case and at least report how to work around it:
  
  ltsp-build-client --dist lenny

live well,
  vagrant