Bug 238993 - gimp removes symlinks to plugins of other packages when updated
Summary: gimp removes symlinks to plugins of other packages when updated
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Classification: Red Hat
Component: gimp
Version: 5.0
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
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Assignee: Nils Philippsen
QA Contact: David Lawrence
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2007-05-04 11:32 UTC by Nils Philippsen
Modified: 2014-09-10 13:22 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

Fixed In Version: RHSA-2007-0343
Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2007-05-21 13:02:53 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2007:0343 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Moderate: gimp security update 2008-01-07 19:54:33 UTC

Description Nils Philippsen 2007-05-04 11:32:00 UTC
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #238337 +++

Description of problem:
gimp can't find the xsane plugin unless its placed under
/usr/lib{,64}/gimp/2.0/plug-ins/
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
xsane-gimp-0.994-3.fc7

How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. start gimp as root
2. In the "File"->"Acquire" menu, you find no entries starting with "XSane:"
3. ln /usr/bin/xsane-gimp /usr/lib64/gimp/2.0/plug-ins/ # replace %{_libdir} on
 32 bit boxes
4. start gimp as root
5. In the "File"->"Acquire" menu, there's now an entry starting with "XSane:libusb:"
  
Actual results:
gimp can't find the xsane plugin

Expected results:
"XSane" entry under "File"->"Acquire" menu by default.

Additional info:

-- Additional comment from nphilipp on 2007-04-30 03:46 EST --
Externally packaged gimp plugins use /usr/sbin/gimp-plugin-mgr to install the
symlinks in the (versionized) gimp plugin directory. I presume that some of the
scripts weren't executed properly when installing/updating.

In order to refresh the symlinks, run the following command as root:

/usr/sbin/gimp-plugin-mgr --install '*'

-- Additional comment from nphilipp on 2007-04-30 12:44 EST --
Reopened, because I could reproduce the bug when updating the package. It seems
I got the order in which pre/post/un scriptlets are executed mixed up.

-- Additional comment from nphilipp on 2007-04-30 12:54 EST --
gimp-2.2.14-3.fc7 is building right now which should fix this problem.

-- Additional comment from nphilipp on 2007-04-30 15:41 EST --
I've noticed that my fix was still suboptimal and have updated it in
gimp-2.2.14-4.fc7 which is building at the moment.

Note that when updating from an affected version of the gimp to a fixed one
you'll likely still see the problem because the culprit is in the packages
%preun script, i.e. the broken script is run. This means that the fix will only
help for subsequent updates, use the workaround I described above once again to
fix things (hopefully for the last time).

-- Additional comment from nphilipp on 2007-05-01 03:50 EST --
gimp-2.2.14-5.fc7 (building right now) shouldn't fail the %pre/%preun scripts
with the symlink missing.

-- Additional comment from nphilipp on 2007-05-04 02:29 EST --
Changing component to gimp (which is where the bug is).

-- Additional comment from nphilipp on 2007-05-04 03:35 EST --
*** Bug 238861 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 5 Red Hat Bugzilla 2007-05-21 13:02:53 UTC
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on the solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0343.html



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