444712 – app-arch/dpkg creates incorrect directory /var/lib/lib/dpkg

Bug 444712 - app-arch/dpkg creates incorrect directory /var/lib/lib/dpkg

Summary: app-arch/dpkg creates incorrect directory /var/lib/lib/dpkg

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

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

Importance:	Normal normal (vote)
Assignee:	Debian-related package maintainers [DISBANDED]

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Keywords:	PATCH

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Reported:	2012-11-25 17:35 UTC by Matthew Schultz
Modified:	2012-11-26 12:23 UTC (History)
CC List:	0 users

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dpkg.ebuild.patch (dpkg.ebuild.patch,231 bytes, patch) 2012-11-25 18:01 UTC, Lars Wendler (Polynomial-C) (RETIRED)	Details \| Diff
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Description Matthew Schultz 2012-11-25 17:35:34 UTC

The proper path for these files in dpkg should be in /var/lib/dpkg:

alternatives
info
parts
updates

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
equery f dpkg
Actual Results:  
...

/var/lib/lib
/var/lib/lib/dpkg
/var/lib/lib/dpkg/alternatives
/var/lib/lib/dpkg/info
/var/lib/lib/dpkg/parts
/var/lib/lib/dpkg/updates

Expected Results:  
...

/var/lib
/var/lib/dpkg
/var/lib/dpkg/alternatives
/var/lib/dpkg/info
/var/lib/dpkg/parts
/var/lib/dpkg/updates

Both 1.16.8 and 1.16.9 improperly install these files.

Comment 1 Lars Wendler (Polynomial-C) (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2012-11-25 18:01:29 UTC

Created attachment 330552 [details, diff]
dpkg.ebuild.patch

Possible fix.

Comment 2 Matthew Schultz 2012-11-26 03:45:44 UTC

I confirmed the posted patch fixes it.

Comment 3 Jeroen Roovers (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2012-11-26 12:23:26 UTC

Thanks for reporting and for the patch. Fixed in 1.16.9 which ought to go stable shortly.