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Bug#877679: Bug#877679: java-8-openjdk (version 8u141-b15-1~deb9u1) fails to install if /usr/share/man is not available

 

Control: severity -1 wishlist

On 04.10.2017 11:52, Mattia Rizzolo wrote:
> Control: reassign -1 openjdk-8-jre-headless 8u141-b15-1~deb9u1
> Control: severity -1 serious

no. why?  Please don't exaggerate bug severities without looking at them.

> On Tue, Oct 03, 2017 at 09:47:12PM +0200, Olliver Schinagl wrote:
>> Package: java-8-openjdk
>>
>> Version 8u141-b15-1~deb9u1
> 
> Please use reportbug to report your bugs if you are unsure about the the
> proper syntax: the package you mentioned doesn't exist, and the version
> line lacks a column.
> 
>> Severity: normal
> 
> failures to install are serious bugs.

no, not if the user choose to drop installation of manual pages, and the
infrastructure is broken not to handle creating symlinks for these cases. If you
want to help, please find an appropriate package and reassign.  We had these bug
reports before.

> Reassigning and leaving the rest of the message as a context for the
> maintainer.
> 
>> When setting up java-8-openjdk on a minimal debian (where I would have rm
>> -rf-ed /usr/share/man) the following snipped shows the failure error.
>>
>> I have had a similar error with postgres which was fixed in Bug#866729
>>
>> update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/rmid to
>> provide /usr/bin/rmid (rmid) in auto mode
>> update-alternatives: error: error creating symbolic link
>> '/usr/share/man/man1/rmid.1.gz.dpkg-tmp': No such file or directory
>> dpkg: error processing package openjdk-8-jre-headless:amd64 (--configure):
>>  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
>> dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of
>> openjdk-8-jdk-headless:amd64:
>>  openjdk-8-jdk-headless:amd64 depends on openjdk-8-jre-headless (=
>> 8u141-b15-1~deb9u1); however:
>>   Package openjdk-8-jre-headless:amd64 is not configured yet.
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Olliver
> 
> 
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