Bug 484602

Summary:	upgrade results in error from java-1.6.0-openjdk-1:1.6.0.0-9.b14.fc10@x86_64
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	john bray <kb6ql>
Component:	java-1.6.0-openjdk	Assignee:	Lillian Angel <langel>
Status:	CLOSED WORKSFORME	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Priority:	low
Version:	10	CC:	dbhole, langel, lkundrak, mjw, warlord
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Description john bray 2009-02-08 22:13:40 UTC

Description of problem:
just upgraded this package.  it complains about an improper link.  thus:
Output from java-1.6.0-openjdk-1:1.6.0.0-9.b14.fc10@x86_64:
link /usr/share/javaws incorrect for slave javaws (/usr/bin/javaws javaws)

this is complaining about a link pointing to alternatives settings:
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 24 2007-07-26 19:23 /usr/share/javaws -> /etc/alternatives/javaws

it seems that this package should expect that to be the link.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
java-1.6.0-openjdk-1:1.6.0.0-9.b14.fc10@x86_64

How reproducible:
presumably on any update.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. update the package to this release
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Actual results:
error in description

Expected results:
no error.

Additional info:

Comment 1 Lillian Angel 2009-03-03 15:55:04 UTC

i can't seem to reproduce this problem. Can you test it with the new packages in rawhide?

Thanks

Comment 2 Derek Atkins 2009-07-24 10:18:52 UTC

FYI, I was able to reproduce this and tracked down the problem.  I got the hint from https://www.zarb.org/pipermail/jpackage-discuss/2005-July/008474.html

It appears that somehow there were some "alterntives" remnants that were left from an earlier version of java, and I had the following:

$ grep javaws /var/lib/alternatives/java
javaws
/usr/share/javaws
javaws.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/javaws.1.gz

But of course there was no /usr/share/javaws link.  If I manually change this in /var/lib/alterntives/java from /usr/share/javaws to /usr/bin/javaws then the OpenJDK PostInstall script will run correctly and properly set up the alternatives.