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authorGuillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>2016-11-04 05:28:26 +0100
committerGuillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>2016-11-05 12:34:55 +0100
commit4daaec6bb83c65bc7b83022dd241b5d6bbf83b86 (patch)
treef0b3d6f97941ee77187c3e772bb411d4ffcdaba7 /debian
parent1e3658185caf8de4034fb3648b32674970ce6cce (diff)
downloaddpkg-4daaec6bb83c65bc7b83022dd241b5d6bbf83b86.tar.gz
dpkg: Do not fail when removing non-existent files on read-only filesystems
Trying to rmdir(2) or unlink(2) a non-existent pathname on at least Linux returns with EROFS. Handle this case specifically to check if the pathname exists with access(2). Closes: #838877
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@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ dpkg (1.18.11) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
- Hook it into the dpkg-buildpackage machinery.
Based on a patch by Jérémy Bobbio <lunar@debian.org>. Closes: #138409
* Enable dpkg-buildpackage -Jauto by default. Closes: #842845
+ * Fix dpkg to not fail when removing non-existent backup files on read-only
+ filesystems. Closes: #838877
* Architecture support:
- Add support for AIX operating system.
- Add a version pseudo-field to the arch tables.