[: 8: ==: unexpected operator

[arky]

Binary package hint: haxe

While getting rid of haxe from my system.

$ sudo dpkg --remove haxe
(Reading database ... 145970 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing haxe ...
[: 8: ==: unexpected operator
[: 8: ==: unexpected operator

$ apt-cache policy haxe
haxe:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 1:1.16-1
  Version table:
     1:1.16-1 0
        500 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

[Anselm Helbig (anselm-helbig)]

debian/emacsen-remove uses == instead of =, the attached patch should fix this issue.

[Daniel Holbach (dholbach)]

This was actually fixed in Debian 1:1.19-2. Intrepid has 1:1.19-3.

If we want to have it in Hardy, we need to follow https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates

[Anselm Helbig (anselm-helbig)]

This bug has relatively low impact: when uninstalling the haxe package, one byte-compiled emacs lisp library (per emacs flavor, approx. 35K in size) remains on the system. It is not loaded by emacs anymore because the startup file is cleanly removed.

[Daniel Holbach (dholbach)]

Thanks a lot Anselm!