Bug#813426: warning: /etc/alternatives/compare is dangling; it will be updated with best choice

jidanni1

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Feb 1, 2016, 3:20:04 PM2/1/16

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Package: imagemagick-6.q16
Version: 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2

Lots of
update-alternatives: warning: alternative /usr/bin/compare-im6 (part of link group compare) doesn't exist; removing from list of alternatives
update-alternatives: warning: /etc/alternatives/compare is dangling; it will be updated with best choice
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/compare-im6.q16 to provide /usr/bin/compare (compare) in auto mode
update-alternatives: warning: alternative /usr/bin/animate-im6 (part of link group animate) doesn't exist; removing from list of alternatives

Vincent Fourmond

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Feb 2, 2016, 5:30:04 PM2/2/16

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Dear Jidanni,

Could you please paste the full log, if you still have it, or tell us from which version you're upgrading ? And which version of the imagemagick package ? If it was updated before/after/not updated ?

Thanks a lot,

Vincent

積丹尼 Dan Jacobson

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Feb 3, 2016, 2:50:04 AM2/3/16

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Let's downgrade to back out of deep water...

dpkg: warning: downgrading imagemagick-6.q16 from 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2 to 8:6.8.9.9-7+b1
Preparing to unpack .../imagemagick-6.q16_8%3a6.8.9.9-7+b1_i386.deb ...
Unpacking imagemagick-6.q16 (8:6.8.9.9-7+b1) over (8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59) ...
Processing triggers for menu (2.1.47) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.13-1) ...
Setting up imagemagick-6.q16 (8:6.8.9.9-7+b1) ...
Setting up imagemagick (8:6.8.9.9-7+b1) ...
update-alternatives: warning: alternative /usr/bin/compare-im6.q16 (part of link group compare) doesn't exist; removing from list of alternatives

update-alternatives: warning: /etc/alternatives/compare is dangling; it will be updated with best choice

update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/compare-im6 to provide /usr/bin/compare (compare) in auto mode
update-alternatives: warning: alternative /usr/bin/animate-im6.q16 (part of link group animate) doesn't exist; removing from list of alternatives
update-alternatives: warning: /etc/alternatives/animate is dangling; it will be updated with best choice
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/animate-im6 to provide /usr/bin/animate (animate) in auto mode
update-alternatives: warning: alternative /usr/bin/convert-im6.q16 (part of link group convert) doesn't exist; removing from list of alternatives
update-alternatives: warning: /etc/alternatives/convert is dangling; it will be updated with best choice
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/convert-im6 to provide /usr/bin/convert (convert) in auto mode
update-alternatives: warning: alternative /usr/bin/composite-im6.q16 (part of link group composite) doesn't exist; removing from list of alternatives
update-alternatives: warning: /etc/alternatives/composite is dangling; it will be updated with best choice
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/composite-im6 to provide /usr/bin/composite (composite) in auto mode
update-alternatives: warning: alternative /usr/bin/conjure-im6.q16 (part of link group conjure) doesn't exist; removing from list of alternatives
update-alternatives: warning: /etc/alternatives/conjure is dangling; it will be updated with best choice
...

Vincent Fourmond

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Feb 3, 2016, 3:00:07 AM2/3/16

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Hello,

On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 12:52 AM, 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jid...@jidanni.org> wrote:
>
> What a mess.

I can only agree...

> Preparing to unpack .../libmagickwand-6.q16-2_8%3a6.9.2.10+dfsg-2_i386.deb ...
> Unpacking libmagickwand-6.q16-2:i386 (8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2) over (8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-1) ...
> Preparing to unpack .../imagemagick-6-doc_8%3a6.9.2.10+dfsg-2_all.deb ...
> Unpacking imagemagick-6-doc (8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2) over (8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-1) ...
> Preparing to unpack .../imagemagick-doc_8%3a6.9.2.10+dfsg-2_all.deb ...
> Unpacking imagemagick-doc (8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2) over (8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-1) ...
> Preparing to unpack .../libmagickcore-6.q16-2_8%3a6.9.2.10+dfsg-2_i386.deb ...
> Unpacking libmagickcore-6.q16-2:i386 (8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2) over (8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-1) ...
> Preparing to unpack .../imagemagick-6-common_8%3a6.9.2.10+dfsg-2_all.deb ...
> Unpacking imagemagick-6-common (8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2) over (8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-1) ...
> dpkg: warning: unable to delete old directory '/etc/etc/ImageMagick-6': Directory not empty
> dpkg: warning: unable to delete old directory '/etc/etc': Directory not empty
> Preparing to unpack .../libfftw3-single3_3.3.4-2+b1_i386.deb ...
> Unpacking libfftw3-single3:i386 (3.3.4-2+b1) over (3.3.4-2) ...
> Preparing to unpack .../libdebconfclient0_0.204_i386.deb ...
> Unpacking libdebconfclient0:i386 (0.204) over (0.203) ...

> Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...

> Processing triggers for systemd (228-4+b1) ...
> Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.22-0experimental1) ...
> Processing triggers for doc-base (0.10.7) ...
> Processing 1 changed doc-base file...
> Registering documents with scrollkeeper...
> Setting up libdebconfclient0:i386 (0.204) ...
> Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.22-0experimental1) ...
> Preparing to unpack .../isc-dhcp-client_4.3.3-7_i386.deb ...
> Unpacking isc-dhcp-client (4.3.3-7) over (4.3.3-6) ...
> Preparing to unpack .../isc-dhcp-common_4.3.3-7_i386.deb ...
> Unpacking isc-dhcp-common (4.3.3-7) over (4.3.3-6) ...
> Preparing to unpack .../libboost-iostreams1.58.0_1.58.0+dfsg-4.1+b1_i386.deb ...
> Unpacking libboost-iostreams1.58.0:i386 (1.58.0+dfsg-4.1+b1) over (1.58.0+dfsg-4.1) ...
> Preparing to unpack .../libgnutls30_3.4.8-3_i386.deb ...
> Unpacking libgnutls30:i386 (3.4.8-3) over (3.4.8-2) ...
> Preparing to unpack .../libasound2-data_1.1.0-1_all.deb ...
> Unpacking libasound2-data (1.1.0-1) over (1.0.29-1) ...
> Preparing to unpack .../libasound2_1.1.0-1_i386.deb ...
> Unpacking libasound2:i386 (1.1.0-1) over (1.0.29-1) ...
> Preparing to unpack .../alsa-utils_1.1.0-1_i386.deb ...
> Unpacking alsa-utils (1.1.0-1) over (1.0.29-1+b1) ...
> Preparing to unpack .../archives/bdf2psf_1.136_all.deb ...
> Unpacking bdf2psf (1.136) over (1.135) ...
> Preparing to unpack .../debian-policy_3.9.7.0_all.deb ...
> Unpacking debian-policy (3.9.7.0) over (3.9.6.1) ...
> Preparing to unpack .../dosfstools_3.99.0~git20160127-2_i386.deb ...
> Unpacking dosfstools (3.99.0~git20160127-2) over (3.0.28-2) ...
> Preparing to unpack .../imagemagick_8%3a6.9.2.10+dfsg-2_all.deb ...
> dpkg-query: no packages found matching imagemagick:all
> dpkg-query: package 'imagemagick' is not installed
> Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
> and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
> dpkg-query: package 'imagemagick' is not installed
> Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
> and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
> dpkg-query: package 'imagemagick' is not installed
> Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
> [...]
> Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
> and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.

This looks like a dpkg bug -- dpkg doesn't like so much switching
from arch:any to arch:all, as far as I can tell.

BTW, you show a very long list of warning messages, did they stop by
themselves ? If yes, I'm very curious why.

> dpkg-maintscript-helper: error: directory '/usr/share/doc/imagemagick' contains files not owned by package imagemagick:all, cannot switch to symlink
> dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/imagemagick_8%3a6.9.2.10+dfsg-2_all.deb (--unpack):
> subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
> Preparing to unpack .../imagemagick-6.q16_8%3a6.9.2.10+dfsg-2_i386.deb ...
> Unpacking imagemagick-6.q16 (8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2) over (8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-1) ...
> Preparing to unpack .../iso-codes_3.65-1_all.deb ...

Thanks !

Vincent

roucaries bastien

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Feb 3, 2016, 7:00:03 AM2/3/16

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This one is #813455

Bastien

> Thanks !
>
> Vincent
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積丹尼 Dan Jacobson

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Feb 3, 2016, 11:30:05 AM2/3/16

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Dear ow...@bugs.debian.org, can you please truncate some of the repeated
messages I accidentally forgot to truncate.

積丹尼 Dan Jacobson

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Feb 3, 2016, 11:30:05 AM2/3/16

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>> BTW, you show a very long list of warning messages, did they stop by
>> themselves ? If yes, I'm very curious why.

Oops I'm sorry I neglected to truncate them for my bug post.

No I had to use ^C to stop them.

Vincent Fourmond

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Feb 4, 2016, 4:20:04 PM2/4/16

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control: unmerge -1
control: reassign -1 src:imagemagick

Reassigning this bug to imagemagick. There are two problems:

* the problem with the alternatives
* the problem with dir to symlink

The latter is clearly a dpkg bug (already reported), but the former
is an imagemagick bug, and should be tracked separately.

Bastien, I'm handling the alternatives problem right now. Shall we
revert the dir-to-symlink change as of now ?

Regards,

Vincent