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diff --git a/tags/p/postrm-removes-alternative.tag b/tags/p/postrm-removes-alternative.tag new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4f2c5db --- /dev/null +++ b/tags/p/postrm-removes-alternative.tag @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +Tag: postrm-removes-alternative +Severity: warning +Check: scripts +Renamed-From: + maintainer-script-should-not-use-update-alternatives-remove +Explanation: <code>update-alternatives --remove <alternative> foo</code> is + called in the <code>postrm</code> maintainer script. + . + Instead, <code>update-alternatives --remove</code> should be called in + <code>prerm</code>. + . + Th present command will not work as intended. When <code>postrm</code> runs, + <code>foo</code> was already deleted. <code>update-alternatives</code> will + then ignore the program while constructing the list of available alternatives. + . + If the symbolic link in <code>/etc/alternatives</code> then still points at + <code>foo</code>, <code>update-alternatives</code> will not recognize it. It + will then mark the link as site-specific. + . + Going forward, the symbolic link will no longer be updated automatically. It will be + left dangling until <code>update-alternatives --auto <alternative></code> + is run by hand. +See-Also: + debian-policy appendix-6, + update-alternatives(8) |