[Bug 1088773] Re: libc6-dev installs dangling symlink /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libnss_db.so

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This bug was fixed in the package eglibc - 2.15-0ubuntu10.4

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eglibc (2.15-0ubuntu10.4) precise; urgency=low

  * Add patch ubuntu/local-disable-nscd-netgroup-caching.diff to
    disable netgroup caching in the default config (LP: #1068889)
  * Backport any/cvs-malloc-deadlock.diff from upstream to prevent
    glibc deadlocking in mallock arena retry paths (LP: #1081734)
  * Fix futex issue (BZ #13844), backport from 2.16 (LP: #1091186)
  * Drop patch any/local-disable-nscd-host-caching.diff, as this
    bug was apparently resolved upstream a while ago (LP: #613662)
  * Add patch any/cvs-ld-self-load.diff to restore ld.so's ability
    to load itself, a behaviour accidentally removed (LP: #1088677)
  * Drop dangling libnss_db.so symlink in libc6-dev (LP: #1088773)
 -- Adam Conrad <adconrad at ubuntu.com>   Sun, 27 Jan 2013 16:46:30 -0700

** Changed in: eglibc (Ubuntu Precise)
       Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released

** Changed in: eglibc (Ubuntu Quantal)
       Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released

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Title:
  libc6-dev installs dangling symlink /usr/lib/i386-linux-
  gnu/libnss_db.so

Status in “eglibc” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “eglibc” source package in Precise:
  Fix Released
Status in “eglibc” source package in Quantal:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  [Impact / Justification]
  While probably mostly cosmetic (how often do people link directly to NSS modules anyway?), shipping a -dev symlink to a non-existent library is poor form, at best, and could potentially break or confuse some esoteric build system at worst.

  [Test Case]
  debdiff the old and new libc6-dev to note that the offending symlink is no longer shipped.

  [Regression Potential]
  Very low.  Just removing a single symlink to nowhere.

  [Original Report]
  The package libc6-dev in precise installs a dangling symlink.

  $ ll /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libnss_db.so
  lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 34 Okt  5 22:40 /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libnss_db.so -> /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libnss_db.so.2
  $ ll /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libnss_db.so.2
  ls: cannot access /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libnss_db.so.2: No such file or directory
  $ dpkg -S /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libnss_db.so
  libc6-dev: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libnss_db.so

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