Bug 207527 - archivers/dpkg: incorrect /var/db/dpkg contents
Summary: archivers/dpkg: incorrect /var/db/dpkg contents
Status: Closed FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Ports & Packages
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Individual Port(s) (show other bugs)
Version: Latest
Hardware: Any Any
: --- Affects Many People
Assignee: Pawel Pekala
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Reported: 2016-02-26 18:07 UTC by Dmitry Marakasov
Modified: 2016-03-04 17:14 UTC (History)
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Description Dmitry Marakasov freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2016-02-26 18:07:54 UTC 
The port creates some directories under /var/db/dpkg:

post-install:
        (cd ${STAGEDIR}${DPKGDIR} && ${MKDIR} available diversions \
                statoverride status)

This is incorrect as these all should be files (spied at some ubuntu system) and in fact this breaks dpkg operation. These should either not be touched at all (if dpkg can create them on its own) or some default versions should be installed and handled via @sample.
Comment 1 commit-hook freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2016-03-04 17:05:19 UTC 
A commit references this bug:

Author: pawel
Date: Fri Mar  4 17:04:51 UTC 2016
New revision: 410139
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/ports/410139

Log:
  Mistkenly some positions in pkg-plist were created as directories
  instead of empty files. Fix this and use @sample keyword for they
  removal management in place of install/deinstall scripts.

  PR:		207527
  Reported by:	amdmi3

Changes:
  head/archivers/dpkg/Makefile
  head/archivers/dpkg/files/pkg-deinstall.in
  head/archivers/dpkg/files/pkg-install.in
  head/archivers/dpkg/pkg-plist