271302 – sys-apps/module-init-tools-3.8 dropped symlink /sbin/lsmod -> ../bin/lsmod

Bug 271302 - sys-apps/module-init-tools-3.8 dropped symlink /sbin/lsmod -> ../bin/lsmod

Summary: sys-apps/module-init-tools-3.8 dropped symlink /sbin/lsmod -> ../bin/lsmod

Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo's Team for Core System packages

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Blocks:	271245 271286
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Reported:	2009-05-26 12:48 UTC by Justin Lecher (RETIRED)
Modified:	2009-06-23 08:20 UTC (History)
CC List:	2 users (show)

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Description Justin Lecher (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2009-05-26 12:48:08 UTC

due to this several packages are broken, see bug 271286 as example

Comment 1 Jeremy Olexa (darkside) (RETIRED) archtester

2009-05-26 12:54:28 UTC

Is this permanent and by design? thx

Comment 2 Justin Lecher (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2009-05-26 12:57:45 UTC

the old version set the symlink with dosym the newer have dropped this line.

Comment 3 SpanKY gentoo-dev

2009-05-26 22:27:08 UTC

hardcoding of utils is never a good idea.  use PATH.

if there is significant breakage, i can re-add it temporarily, but if the only packages are vmware and bash-completion, they can get fixed.

Comment 4 Matthias Schwarzott gentoo-dev

2009-06-23 08:20:21 UTC

I don't want to have this symlink re-added, but I think upstream still tries to install it - have a look at install-with-care.
Just that their code doesn't work when not installing into /