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Package: vim
Version: 1:6.3-013+2
Severity: normal

This might warrant higher severity, but I suspect it relates to a
relatively unusual feature of my system. The bug prevents proper configuration, and could potentially block configuration of unrelated
packages (I think--it hasn't for me).

The latest upgrade (apt-get -q dist-upgrade) on my mostly testing
system produced
---------------------------------------
Setting up vim-common (6.3-013+2) ...
Setting up vim (6.3-013+2) ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/vim/vimrc ...
mv: cannot stat `editor': No such file or directory
update-alternatives: unable to rename editor to /usr/bin/editor: Invalid cross-device link
dpkg: error processing vim (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of kvim:
kvim depends on vim (= 1:6.3-013+2); however:
Package vim is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing kvim (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
vim
kvim
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
iron:~# ls -l /usr/bin/editor
ls: /usr/bin/editor: No such file or directory ------------------------------------------------------

I speculate this has something to do with the fact that I diverted
editor to refer to emacs:
-------------------------------------
# update-alternatives --display editor
editor - status is auto.
link currently points to /etc/alternatives/emacs
/usr/bin/emacs21 - priority 0
/bin/ed - priority -100
slave editor.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/ed.1.gz
/usr/bin/nvi - priority 19
slave editor.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/nvi.1.gz
/usr/bin/vim - priority 120
slave editor.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/vim.1.gz
/bin/nano - priority 40
slave editor.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/nano.1.gz
/etc/alternatives/emacs - priority 150
slave editor.1.gz: /etc/alternatives/emacs.1.gz
Current `best' version is /etc/alternatives/emacs. --------------------------------------------

My log of my original command setting this up is garbled because I was
doing command-line editing. For what it's worth, here's the log: ----------------------------------------------- #)update-alternativess--installleditorreditorr/etc/alternatives/emacss--slaveeeditor.1.gzzeditor.1.gzz/et1PAron:~#)update-alternatives --install editor editor /etc/alternatives/emacs --slave editor.1.gz editor.1.gz /e1@tAon:~# update-alternatives --
install editor editor /etc/alternatives/emacs 1 --slave editor.1.gz editor.1.gz /1@eAon:~# update-alternatives --install editor editor /etc/alternatives/emacs 15 --slave editor.1.gz editor.1.gz 1@/Aon:~# update-alternatives --install editor editor /etc/
alternatives/emacs 150 --slave editor.1.gz editor.1.gz1@ Aon:~# update-alternatives --install editor editor /etc/alternatives/emacs 150
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It seems possible this relates to http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=165738

It also bears some resemblance to http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=261699
which has been closed.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (600, 'testing'), (50, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.4.26advncd
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8

Versions of packages vim depends on:
ii dpkg 1.10.23 Package maintenance system for Deb ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-13 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an ii libgpmg1 1.19.6-12.1 General Purpose Mouse Library [lib ii libncurses5 5.4-4 Shared libraries for terminal hand ii vim-common 1:6.3-013+2 Vi IMproved - Common files

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