4855 2013-07-16 10:36:19 +0000 update-alternatives error for iproute2 2013-07-19 08:11:47 +0000 1 1 7 Build System, Metadata & Runtime OE-Core connectivity 1.5 x86 Multiple RESOLVED FIXED Medium normal 1.5 1 yi.zhao yi.zhao ke.zou meta.mr.watcher meta.watcher ning.zhang sgw yi.zhao --- --- --- oldest_to_newest 34598 0 yi.zhao 2013-07-16 10:36:19 +0000 Git rev: master/74e403705e25afec656b5e40921771a9c29bdc40 Steps: 1. Download poky source and setup the environment. 2. Add the iproute2 package to the rootfs. Add the following line to conf/local.conf: CORE_IMAGE_EXTRA_INSTALL += "iproute2" 3. Build the image and bootup. After the system bootup, there is a file named "1" in / directory. ################### # cat /1 update-alternatives: Error: cannot register alternative ip to /bin/ip since it is already registered to /sbin/ip # ################### It looks there are 2 issues: 1. The /bin/ip command from iproute2 set a wrong ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME 2. The log of update-alternatives is in wrong directory. 34631 1 yi.zhao 2013-07-17 07:31:35 +0000 (In reply to comment #0) ... > 2. The log of update-alternatives is in wrong directory. It is not an update-alternatives issue, it is run-postinsts issue. 34693 2 yi.zhao 2013-07-19 08:11:47 +0000 Merge into master: http://git.openembedded.org/?p=openembedded-core.git&a=commit;h=b45f322abfa72fb0330aac9a1e4c86aebcc4598e http://git.openembedded.org/?p=openembedded-core.git&a=commit;h=b03c670d44b28c673393468bbe62919f3f8186de http://git.openembedded.org/?p=openembedded-core.git&a=commit;h=cfe3bb097df2a9e6488b4d50f61311b97959ed26