[Bug 1717752] [NEW] netaddr should use symlink in /var/lib instead of /usr/share

[zebul666]

Public bug reported:

netaddr python package uses 2 files oui.txt and iab.txt to make mac
address look up and others.

However, the files

/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/netaddr/eui/iab.txt
/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/netaddr/eui/oui.txt

are symlinks to, respectively,
/usr/share/ieee-data/iab.txt
/usr/share/ieee-data/oui.txt

from the package ieee-data.

But if you update the files with update-ieee-data, the updated files
lies in /var/lib/ieee-data and not in /usr/share/ieee-data

So the python package will continue to use the old ones.

The fix is simple. Use symlink towards
/var/lib/ieee-data/iab.txt
/var/lib/ieee-data/oui.txt
respectively instead

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
Package: python-netaddr 0.7.18-2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-33.37-generic 4.10.17
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-33-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.5
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity:Unity7
Date: Sun Sep 17 09:48:33 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-05-22 (482 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: python-netaddr
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to zesty on 2017-04-14 (155 days ago)

** Affects: python-netaddr (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug zesty

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Title:
  netaddr should use symlink in /var/lib instead of /usr/share

Status in python-netaddr package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  netaddr python package uses 2 files oui.txt and iab.txt to make mac
  address look up and others.

  However, the files

  /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/netaddr/eui/iab.txt
  /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/netaddr/eui/oui.txt

  are symlinks to, respectively,
  /usr/share/ieee-data/iab.txt
  /usr/share/ieee-data/oui.txt

  from the package ieee-data.

  But if you update the files with update-ieee-data, the updated files
  lies in /var/lib/ieee-data and not in /usr/share/ieee-data

  So the python package will continue to use the old ones.

  The fix is simple. Use symlink towards
  /var/lib/ieee-data/iab.txt
  /var/lib/ieee-data/oui.txt
  respectively instead

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
  Package: python-netaddr 0.7.18-2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-33.37-generic 4.10.17
  Uname: Linux 4.10.0-33-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.5
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity:Unity7
  Date: Sun Sep 17 09:48:33 2017
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-05-22 (482 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: python-netaddr
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to zesty on 2017-04-14 (155 days ago)

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