Bug#776251: ack-grep fails to install due to diversion problem

[Olivier Schwander]

Le 26 Jan 2015 15:17, gregor herrmann a écrit:
> On Mon, 26 Jan 2015 01:01:03 +0100, Axel Beckert wrote:
> 
> > > $ dpkg-divert --list "*ack*"
> > > local diversion of /usr/bin/ack-grep to /usr/bin/ack
> >   ^^^^^
> > ... which backs my assumption that a _local_ diversion (i.e. none made
> > by a package) is the cause.
> 
> That's my interpretation as well.

I don't remember having made such a diversion by myself, but anyway it
is probably the case.

> > I tend to close this issue as invalid/wontfix since the cause is a
> > local (common(*) but so far unsupported) modification of the package.
> > IMHO it has nothing to do with the package itself.
> > 
> > But I'd like to hear comments from others from others (especially the
> > Debian Perl Team and the Release Team) first, too.
> 
> I agree with the wontfix+close.
>  
> > If they agree, I can imagine to add a diversion detection and then
> > removal to ack-grep's preinst script despite the package never used a
> > diversion. But I'm a) unsure if it's ok for a package to remove a
> > _local_ diversion, and 
> 
> Hm; rather not. Maybe a warning might be ok.
> 
> > b) if it's a good idea to introduce such a
> > change that late in the freeze.
> 
> Probably not.

Just a note somewhere would be enough I guess.

Best,

Olivier