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Bug 267111 - sys-apps/dbus-1.2.12 failed because of wrong test in postinst
Summary: sys-apps/dbus-1.2.12 failed because of wrong test in postinst
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: New packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High trivial (vote)
Assignee: Nirbheek Chauhan (RETIRED)
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: 267044 (view as bug list)
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Reported: 2009-04-22 16:29 UTC by Gilles Dartiguelongue (RETIRED)
Modified: 2009-04-23 05:33 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Description Gilles Dartiguelongue (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2009-04-22 16:29:37 UTC
* ERROR: sys-apps/dbus-1.2.12 failed.
 * Call stack:
 *               ebuild.sh, line   49:  Called pkg_postinst
 *             environment, line 2239:  Called built_with_use 'x11-base/xorg-server' 'hal'
 *             environment, line  314:  Called die
 * The specific snippet of code:
 *       [[ -z ${PKG} ]] && die "Unable to resolve $1 to an installed package";
 *  The die message:
 *   Unable to resolve x11-base/xorg-server to an installed package
 *
 * If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack if relevant.
 * A complete build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/sys-apps/dbus-1.2.12/temp/build.log'.
 * The ebuild environment file is located at '/var/tmp/portage/sys-apps/dbus-1.2.12/temp/environment'.
 *
!!! FAILED postinst: 1


assigning to nirbheek since he pushed this to the tree :)
Comment 1 Gilles Dartiguelongue (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2009-04-22 19:54:33 UTC
*** Bug 267044 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 2 Jory A. Pratt gentoo-dev 2009-04-23 00:25:45 UTC
(In reply to comment #1)
> *** Bug 267044 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
> 

You should learn to show concideration to the community. This was reported by a non gentoo dev and then you turn around and mark there bug as a duplicate of a bug that is much newer.
Comment 3 Nirbheek Chauhan (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2009-04-23 05:33:15 UTC
(In reply to comment #0)
>  *   Unable to resolve x11-base/xorg-server to an installed package
> assigning to nirbheek since he pushed this to the tree :)
> 

omg, that was a lame error[1]. I pushed to tree a fix with a has_version since even with USE=X, xorg-server might not be installed.

(In reply to comment #2)
> You should learn to show concideration to the community. This was reported by a
> non gentoo dev and then you turn around and mark there bug as a duplicate of a
> bug that is much newer.
> 

Here's what I think happened: Gilles caught this problem, and opened a bug. Then, he saw "another" bug (whether new or old) was in the bug-wranglers list, and marked it as a dupe of this one (perhaps without checking if it was old or new) rather than spam everyone's mailboxes with more bugzie spam.

I understand that getting your bug marked as duplicate can seem slightly insulting since it usually means "Dude, you didn't search before reporting the bug, you suck!". 

However, please do have consideration for us poor overworked devs who I suppose you would really prefer to be *working* on bugs, rather than engaging in the niceties of bug-wrangling :)

Thanks for reporting.

1. OTOH, if this is the most severe bug with dbus-1.2.12, I think it's a miracle!