[Bug 1239416] [NEW] Alien fails to create deb if directory already exists

[ndefontenay]

Public bug reported:

1) alien -i any-rpm-file.rpm
2) ctrl+ c to cancel (for example: oh no! I wanted to use --to-deb instead)
3) alien -i any-rpm-file.rmp
4) mkdir: cannot create directory ‘oracle-instantclient12.1-basic-12.1.0.1.0’: File exists

Files affected:
/usr/share/perl5/Alien/Package.pm line 257.
/usr/share/perl5/Alien/Package/Deb.pm line 299

Solution:

Replace mkdir with mkdir -p

 -p, --parents
              no error if existing, make parent directories as needed

** Affects: alien (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  Alien fails to create deb if directory already exists

Status in “alien” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  1) alien -i any-rpm-file.rpm
  2) ctrl+ c to cancel (for example: oh no! I wanted to use --to-deb instead)
  3) alien -i any-rpm-file.rmp
  4) mkdir: cannot create directory ‘oracle-instantclient12.1-basic-12.1.0.1.0’: File exists

  Files affected:
  /usr/share/perl5/Alien/Package.pm line 257.
  /usr/share/perl5/Alien/Package/Deb.pm line 299

  Solution:

  Replace mkdir with mkdir -p

   -p, --parents
                no error if existing, make parent directories as needed

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