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FS#283 - gaim 0.73-1 putting files in / and /auto

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Csaba Simon (secsaba) - Tuesday, 25 November 2003, 12:31 GMT
Last edited by dorphell (dorphell) - Wednesday, 03 December 2003, 21:51 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Current
Status Closed
Assigned To dorphell (dorphell)
Architecture All
Severity Very Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version 0.6 Widget
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 0%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

The gaim package is putting some files in the root and the /auto directory.

pacman -Ql gaim

gaim /Gaim.3
gaim /Gaim.pm
gaim /auto/
gaim /auto/Gaim/
gaim /auto/Gaim/autosplit.ix
gaim /auto/Gaim/.packlist
gaim /auto/Gaim/Gaim.bs
gaim /auto/Gaim/Gaim.so
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Closed by  Anonymous Submitter

Reason for closing:  Fixed
Comment by dorphell (dorphell) - Friday, 28 November 2003, 04:10 GMT
oh wow yikes, wasn't careful with the upgrade from 0.73 to 0.74 as it's unlike of gaim to screw you like THAT. big red flag here, will sort it asap
Comment by Csaba Simon (secsaba) - Friday, 28 November 2003, 08:21 GMT
In the gaim 0.74-1 package is the same situation. I don't understand how can be in an package files belonging to the root directory?! I repackaged the gaim from /var/abs/network/gaim and the files are going in /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.2/i686-linux/ and not in the root directory! So the PKGBUILD is correct except that is missing the perl dependency. Probably this is causing the misterious bug. If you are building your packages as a normal user (with the fakeroot) than never can happen to write in directories where you don't have permissions. And it's recomended to browse your .filelist file before you release the package :-) You can catch this bugs.
Comment by dorphell (dorphell) - Saturday, 29 November 2003, 23:02 GMT
secsaba, I know all that, I've been doing this for a while, but thanks for that enlightment but as i said, rarely i skip things and this time i got the bite.
Comment by dorphell (dorphell) - Wednesday, 03 December 2003, 21:03 GMT
Okay, yeah found the problem. it's Gaim's fault. They don't like the latest version of a certain module. I synced perl and it built fine, then i upgraded all modules to latest via cpan. Then built again and died. I'll do it again one by one and find out which one.
Comment by dorphell (dorphell) - Wednesday, 03 December 2003, 21:16 GMT
Package namespace installed latest in CPAN file
ExtUtils::Command 1.05 1.07 M/MS/MSCHWERN/ExtUtils-MakeMaker-6.21.tar.gz


That's the one.. it doesn't like ExtUtils::Command-1.07
gaim compiles fine with 1.05 but installs stuff in / with 1.07 and it looks like the 1.07 changes Config.pm too.
Comment by dorphell (dorphell) - Wednesday, 03 December 2003, 21:17 GMT
Anyhow, bug hsa been varafied and taken care of, gaim deveopers will be notified, time to close this.
Comment by dorphell (dorphell) - Wednesday, 03 December 2003, 21:51 GMT
  • Task details edited
If anyone is interested in following the gaim bug status:
https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=853629&group_id=235&atid=100235

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