169150 – dev-ruby/ruby-config breaks man page unless PORTAGE_COMPRESS set to "gzip"

Bug 169150 - dev-ruby/ruby-config breaks man page unless PORTAGE_COMPRESS set to "gzip"

Summary: dev-ruby/ruby-config breaks man page unless PORTAGE_COMPRESS set to "gzip"

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 Ruby Team

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Duplicates (1):	203755 (view as bug list)
Depends on:	251833
Blocks:	182366
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Reported:	2007-03-03 16:12 UTC by vvy
Modified:	2008-12-21 09:41 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description vvy 2007-03-03 16:12:06 UTC

ruby-config (tested with 0.3.2) contains a hardcoded .gz suffix for man pages:

| alternatives_makesym \
|	/usr/share/man/man1/ruby.1.gz \
|	/usr/share/man/man1/ruby{$suf,18,16,19}.1.gz

This won't work unless PORTAGE_COMPRESS is set to "gzip" (which is not the default anymore in recent portage).

Additionally, if ruby was already installed in the same slot with PORTAGE_COMPRESS=gzip and is now reinstalled with PORTAGE_COMPRESS != gzip,
a broken symlink will be lying around.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
(1. Optional: install ruby with PORTAGE_COMPRESS set to "gzip")
2. Install ruby with PORTAGE_COMPRESS not set to "gzip" in fairly recent portage.
3. Missing/broken symlinks to man pages

Comment 1 Diego Elio Pettenò (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2007-12-30 12:54:23 UTC

*** Bug 203755 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 2 Hans de Graaff gentoo-dev

2008-12-21 09:41:58 UTC

dev-ruby/ruby-config will be removed from the tree and is currently package.masked