#947384 ipmitool: conffile not removed: /etc/default/ipmievd

Package:
ipmitool
Source:
ipmitool
Description:
utility for IPMI control with kernel driver or LAN interface (daemon)
Submitter:
Paul Wise
Date:
2021-08-23 05:15:05 UTC
Severity:
normal
#947384#5
Date:
2019-12-25 23:36:43 UTC
From:
To:
The recent upgrade did not deal with obsolete conffiles properly.
Please use the dpkg-maintscript-helper support provided by
dh_installdeb to remove these obsolete conffiles on upgrade.

https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-files.html#s-config-files
https://manpages.debian.org/man/1/dh_installdeb

This bug report brought to you by adequate:

https://bonedaddy.net/pabs3/log/2013/02/23/inadequate-software/

$ pkg=ipmitool ; adequate $pkg ; dpkg-query -W -f='${Conffiles}\n' $pkg | grep obsolete
ipmitool: obsolete-conffile /etc/default/ipmievd
 /etc/default/ipmievd aee2dd16955e01208118e6cbf8ed5822 obsolete
#947384#10
Date:
2020-07-29 16:48:59 UTC
From:
To:
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
ipmitool, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 947384@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Jörg Frings-Fürst <debian@jff.email> (supplier of updated ipmitool package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive
administrators by mailing ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org)
Format: 1.8
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2020 18:20:20 +0200
Source: ipmitool
Architecture: source
Version: 1.8.18-9
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Jörg Frings-Fürst <debian@jff.email>
Changed-By: Jörg Frings-Fürst <debian@jff.email>
Closes: 947384 957371
Changes:
 ipmitool (1.8.18-9) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * New debian/patches/0005-gcc10.patch: Fix ftbfs with gcc-10
     (Closes: #957371).
   * Refresh debian/patches/0115-typo.patch.
   * Remove not longer used patches:
     - 0605-manpage_typo.patch
     - 0105-typo.patch
     - 0610-readme_typo.patch
     - 0001-Dialect_change.patch
   * Declare compliance with Debian Policy 4.5.0 (No changes needed).
   * Switch to debhelper-compat level 13.
   * debian/ipmitool.maintscript:
     - Fix syntax (Closes: #947384).
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#947384#15
Date:
2020-07-30 01:14:23 UTC
From:
To:
Control: reopen -1

Unfortunately this change has not fixed the bug, reopening.
#947384#24
Date:
2020-09-20 15:29:48 UTC
From:
To:
This issue is still present in the latest version.
#947384#31
Date:
2021-08-22 20:48:42 UTC
From:
To:
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
ipmitool, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 947384@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Jörg Frings-Fürst <debian@jff.email> (supplier of updated ipmitool package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive
administrators by mailing ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org)
Format: 1.8
Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2021 21:15:52 +0200
Source: ipmitool
Architecture: source
Version: 1.8.18-11
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Jörg Frings-Fürst <debian@jff.email>
Changed-By: Jörg Frings-Fürst <debian@jff.email>
Closes: 947384 950206
Changes:
 ipmitool (1.8.18-11) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * Remove useless debian/ipmitool.lintian-overrides.
   * Declare compliance with Debian Policy 4.6.0.0 (No changes needed).
   * Remove useless DEP 8 Smoketest.
   * debian/copyright:
     - Add year 2021 to debian/*.
   * debian/ipmitool.maintscript (Closes: #947384):
     - Change prior-version to 1.8.18-11~.
   * debian/systemd/ipmitool.ipmievd.service:
     - Add After=openipmi.service (Closes: #950206).
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#947384#36
Date:
2021-08-23 05:13:41 UTC
From:
To:
Control: reopen -1

Unfortunately this did not have the desired effect:

$ dpkg-query --show ipmitool
ipmitool	1.8.18-11

$ adequate ipmitool
ipmitool: obsolete-conffile /etc/default/ipmievd

$ dpkg-query -W -f='${Conffiles}\n' ipmitool | grep obsolete
 /etc/default/ipmievd aee2dd16955e01208118e6cbf8ed5822 obsolete