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dpkg-divert: --add --rename --package shouldn't rename if owned by package

Bug #983187 reported by Adam Conrad
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dpkg
Fix Released
Unknown
dpkg (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
Colin Watson
Precise
Won't Fix
Undecided
Colin Watson

Bug Description

When calling dpkg-divert --add --rename --package <package>, the file being diverted is renamed regardless of owner. If the file is owned by <package>, it really shouldn't be moved at all, but the diversion just added to the DB without any file ops.

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Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote :

This is only of medium importance, but we should really try to get it done before 12.04.0 since it has long-ranging implications for LTS upgrades if we don't get it fixed and if we have another issue like the libc6-i386/libc6:i386 linker conflict in the future.

Changed in dpkg (Ubuntu):
status: New → Triaged
importance: Undecided → Medium
tags: added: rls-p-tracking
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in dpkg:
status: Unknown → New
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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote :

I've sent a patch to the linked Debian bug. While I appreciate the urgency on this, I'd really prefer it to be acked upstream first; I'm not comfortable with shoving my patch in without review.

Changed in dpkg (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Colin Watson (cjwatson)
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in dpkg:
status: New → Fix Released
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Adam Conrad (adconrad) wrote :

This was fixed in dpkg in Quantal with the merge of 1.16.3, however I've opened a Precise task since I suspect we might want to backport this before 12.04.1, so we can hand-wavingly rely on this for LTS->LTS upgrades. Maybe.

Changed in dpkg (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Fix Released
Changed in dpkg (Ubuntu Precise):
assignee: nobody → Colin Watson (cjwatson)
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Adam Conrad (adconrad) wrote :

No point fixing this in precise anymore, closing that task.

Changed in dpkg (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Won't Fix
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