From the last line I would conclude, that the '*' marks the default selection and the '+' the current selection. But this is obviously not the case. If I enter '3' in the above example and run the command again, the '*' moved and not

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=429422 Summary: /usr/sbin/update-alternatives : meaning of * and + is swaped/interchanged Product: openSUSE 11.0 Version: Final Platform: All OS/Version: openSUSE 11.0 Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: Basesystem AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: funtasyspace@yahoo.com QAContact: qa@suse.de Found By: --- When I run the /usr/sbin/update-alternatives script (e.g. update-alternatives --config java) the the following text is displayed: # update-alternatives --config java There are 4 programs which provide `java'. Selection Command ----------------------------------------------- 1 /usr/lib64/jvm/jre-1.6.0-sun/bin/java 2 /usr/lib64/jvm/jre-1.5.0-gcj/bin/java + 3 /usr/lib64/jvm/jre-1.7.0-icedtea/bin/java * 4 /usr/lib64/jvm/jre-1.5.0-sun/bin/java Enter to keep the default[*], or type selection number: 3 the '+' (Or do I get something wrong here? Does the '+' have a different meaning?): # update-alternatives --config java There are 4 programs which provide `java'. Selection Command ----------------------------------------------- 1 /usr/lib64/jvm/jre-1.6.0-sun/bin/java 2 /usr/lib64/jvm/jre-1.5.0-gcj/bin/java *+ 3 /usr/lib64/jvm/jre-1.7.0-icedtea/bin/java 4 /usr/lib64/jvm/jre-1.5.0-sun/bin/java Enter to keep the default[*], or type selection number: Suggested Solution: Either swap the use of '*' and '+' in the table or replace the text '*' in the last line with a '+'. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.