Bug 2392249 - broken /usr/bin/ex symlink in vim-9.1.1706-1.fc42
Summary: broken /usr/bin/ex symlink in vim-9.1.1706-1.fc42
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: vim
Version: 42
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Linux
unspecified
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Zdenek Dohnal
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Whiteboard:
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2025-08-31 21:16 UTC by Dusty Mabe
Modified: 2025-09-14 00:16 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

Fixed In Version: vim-9.1.1723-1.fc44 vim-9.1.1723-1.fc42 vim-9.1.1723-1.fc41 vim-9.1.1723-2.fc43
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Last Closed: 2025-09-01 16:38:04 UTC
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Description Dusty Mabe 2025-08-31 21:16:38 UTC
/usr/bin/ex is a broken symlink

```
[dustymabe@media ~]$ podman run --pull=newer -it --rm quay.io/fedora/fedora:42
Trying to pull quay.io/fedora/fedora:42...
Getting image source signatures
Copying blob 2b9c6a84ce9a done   | 
Copying config 599c203c06 done   | 
Writing manifest to image destination
[root@fee86ee1baca /]# rpm -q vim-minimal
vim-minimal-9.1.1706-1.fc42.x86_64

[root@fee86ee1baca /]# stat /usr/bin/ex
  File: /usr/bin/ex -> ./usr/libexec/vi
  Size: 16              Blocks: 0          IO Block: 4096   symbolic link
Device: 0,284   Inode: 4466456     Links: 1
Access: (0777/lrwxrwxrwx)  Uid: (    0/    root)   Gid: (    0/    root)
Access: 2025-08-29 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
Modify: 2025-08-29 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
Change: 2025-08-31 21:11:03.305570789 +0000
 Birth: 2025-08-31 21:11:03.305525803 +0000

[root@fee86ee1baca /]# stat --dereference /usr/bin/ex 
stat: cannot statx '/usr/bin/ex': No such file or directory
```

Reproducible: Always

Comment 1 Zdenek Dohnal 2025-09-01 08:49:27 UTC
Hi Dusty,

I'm sorry for the problems, I will make the rebuild with the fix.

Comment 2 Timothée Ravier 2025-09-01 10:06:48 UTC
Thanks for the fix. Can you push it to 43, 42 & 41 as well? Thanks

Comment 3 Zdenek Dohnal 2025-09-01 11:26:55 UTC
Once I fix another regression, I will update all branches.

Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2025-09-01 15:48:26 UTC
FEDORA-2025-22c4932bba (vim-9.1.1723-1.fc44) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 44.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2025-22c4932bba

Comment 5 Fedora Update System 2025-09-01 16:38:04 UTC
FEDORA-2025-22c4932bba (vim-9.1.1723-1.fc44) has been pushed to the Fedora 44 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 6 Fedora Update System 2025-09-01 17:12:51 UTC
FEDORA-2025-04a518fdf0 (vim-9.1.1723-1.fc42) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 42.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2025-04a518fdf0

Comment 7 Fedora Update System 2025-09-01 17:40:20 UTC
FEDORA-2025-43e5a23331 (vim-9.1.1723-1.fc41) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 41.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2025-43e5a23331

Comment 8 Fedora Update System 2025-09-02 00:50:48 UTC
FEDORA-2025-04a518fdf0 has been pushed to the Fedora 42 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2025-04a518fdf0`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2025-04a518fdf0

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 9 Fedora Update System 2025-09-02 01:33:12 UTC
FEDORA-2025-43e5a23331 has been pushed to the Fedora 41 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2025-43e5a23331`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2025-43e5a23331

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 10 Fedora Update System 2025-09-02 05:46:34 UTC
FEDORA-2025-62e3a9a7c9 (vim-9.1.1723-1.fc43) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 43.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2025-62e3a9a7c9

Comment 11 Fedora Update System 2025-09-03 01:45:56 UTC
FEDORA-2025-04a518fdf0 (vim-9.1.1723-1.fc42) has been pushed to the Fedora 42 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 12 Fedora Update System 2025-09-06 02:38:15 UTC
FEDORA-2025-43e5a23331 (vim-9.1.1723-1.fc41) has been pushed to the Fedora 41 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 13 Fedora Update System 2025-09-14 00:16:39 UTC
FEDORA-2025-91bb42b6e9 (vim-9.1.1723-2.fc43) has been pushed to the Fedora 43 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.


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