sof-firmware-1.6.1_2: directory `./usr/lib/firmware/intel/sof-tplg' can not be deleted.

[Piraty]

System

• xuname: Void 5.10.19_1 x86_64 GenuineIntel notuptodate hold rrDFFF
• package: sof-firmware-1.6.1_2

Related

• sof-firmware: use provided install script #27917 (ping: @cinerea0 , @adriangoransson , @ericonr )

Expected behavior

update sof-firmware

Actual behavior

xbps can't update sof-firmware.

# sudo xbps-install -Su -vd -y
[*] Updating repository `https://alpha.de.repo.voidlinux.org/current/x86_64-repodata' ...
[*] Updating repository `https://alpha.de.repo.voidlinux.org/current/nonfree/x86_64-repodata' ...
Found sof-firmware-1.6.1_2 in repository https://alpha.de.repo.voidlinux.org/current
1 package will be updated:

  sof-firmware (1.6.1_1 -> 1.6.1_2) 

Size required on disk:        7669KB

<...>
[DEBUG] [trans] verifying 1 packages.
[DEBUG] [obsoletes] sof-firmware: removes file: /usr/lib/firmware/intel/sof-tplg/sof-tgl-rt5682-ssp0-max98373-ssp2.tplg
<...> // many files of sof-firmware
[DEBUG] [obsoletes] sof-firmware: removes file: /usr/lib/firmware/intel/sof/sof-cht-v1.6.1.ri
[DEBUG] [obsoletes] sof-firmware: removes directory: /usr/lib/firmware/intel/sof/public-signed
[DEBUG] [obsoletes] sof-firmware: removes directory: /usr/lib/firmware/intel/sof/intel-signed
[DEBUG] [files] sof-firmware-1.6.1_2: directory changed to symlink: ./usr/lib/firmware/intel/sof-tplg
ERROR: sof-firmware-1.6.1_2: directory `./usr/lib/firmware/intel/sof-tplg' can not be deleted.
[DEBUG] [trans] failed to verify transaction files: Directory not empty
Transaction failed! see above for errors.

[Piraty]

Solution: uninstall, install

[ericonr]

For this to work XBPS would have to get more agressive about pruning directories, I think. The issue was that a directory was replaced by a symlink or file, iirc.