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

[Adam Conrad]

** Description changed:

+ [Impact / Justification]
+ While probably mostly cosmetic (how often to 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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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:
  New
Status in “eglibc” source package in Quantal:
  New

Bug description:
  [Impact / Justification]
  While probably mostly cosmetic (how often to 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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