localtime no longer symlink after updates

Package: timezones; Maintainer for timezones is (unknown);

Reported by: schoepf@usa.net

Date: Sun, 8 Mar 1998 11:33:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 2.0.7pre1-3

Done: unknown

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Report forwarded to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, Dale Scheetz <dwarf@polaris.net>:
Bug#19140; Package timezones. (full text, mbox, link).

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New bug report received and forwarded. Copy sent to Dale Scheetz <dwarf@polaris.net>. (full text, mbox, link).

Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

Package: timezones
Version: 2.0.7pre1-3

Whenever I update the package timezones to a newer version, the symlink 
/etc/localtime is replaced with the file it points to.

After running tzconfig it's a symlink again.
I think, the symlink should be kept between updates.


-- System Information
Debian Release: 2.0 (unstable)
Kernel Version: Linux asterix 2.0.33 #1 Sun Mar 1 18:53:22 CET 1998 i586 unknown

Versions of the packages timezones depends on:
libc6	Version: 2.0.7pre1-3

--- Begin /etc/timezone (modified conffile)
Europe/Berlin

--- End /etc/timezone

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Debian Bug report logs - #19140 timezones: /etc/localtime no longer symlink after updates

Debian Bug report logs - #19140
timezones: /etc/localtime no longer symlink after updates