Documentation symlinks are absolute which doesn't work in snappy

[Robert Ancell]

[Impact]
If a document has images that aren't translated they are symlinked to the untranslated version. These symlinks are absolute so they can't be relocated and break with snappy.

[Test Case]
Build a project that uses yelp-tools (e.g. ghex). Check the symlinks that are created.

Expected result:
They are relative so the files can be relocated

Observed result:
They are asbsolute.

[Regression Potential]
Low. It seems unlikely that anything would check how the links work.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package yelp-tools - 3.18.0-1ubuntu1

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yelp-tools (3.18.0-1ubuntu1) yakkety; urgency=medium

  * debian/patches/relative-symlinks.patch:
    - Use relative symlinks to allow relocation (LP: #1592237)

 -- Robert Ancell <email address hidden> Tue, 14 Jun 2016 16:21:05 +1200

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Hello Robert, or anyone else affected,

Accepted yelp-tools into xenial-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/yelp-tools/3.18.0-1ubuntu0.2 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

[Robert Ancell (robert-ancell)]

Confirmed fixed in Xenial.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package yelp-tools - 3.18.0-1ubuntu0.2

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yelp-tools (3.18.0-1ubuntu0.2) xenial; urgency=medium

  * debian/patches/relative-symlinks.patch:
    - Handle cases where media is in subdirectories

yelp-tools (3.18.0-1ubuntu0.1) xenial; urgency=medium

  * debian/patches/relative-symlinks.patch:
    - Use relative symlinks to allow relocation (LP: #1592237)

 -- Robert Ancell <email address hidden> Thu, 16 Jun 2016 11:52:40 +1200

[Chris Halse Rogers (raof)]

The verification of the Stable Release Update for yelp-tools has completed successfully and the package has now been released to -updates. Subsequently, the Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team is being unsubscribed and will not receive messages about this bug report. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regressions.