On Sat, 8 Jan 2005, Debian Bug Tracking System wrote: > =46rom what do you run it? From a terminal? No? Read the message.
Well... I might be wrong, but... > readlinei/teletype requires to be ran with a controlling tty (terminal). Yes. # tty /dev/pts/4 > This is no bug - either in openoffice.org, debconf or some other package. Then all other packages using debconf should behave in the same way, in the same session, including debconf itself, which doesn't: ,---- | # apt-get --reinstall install debconf | ... | Preconfiguring packages ... | (Reading database ... 164427 files and directories currently installed.) | Preparing to replace debconf 1.4.30.11 | (using .../debconf_1.4.30.11_all.deb) ... | Unpacking replacement debconf ... | Setting up debconf (1.4.30.11) ... `---- > Closing. You might want to reconsider that? The bug might hide somewhere else. I think the whole thing boils down to a misinterpretation of an error somewhere along the way. With: # export DEBCONF_DEBUG=developer I get: ,---- | Unpacking replacement openoffice.org ... | debconf (developer): frontend started | debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Readline | debconf: (This frontend requires a controlling tty.) | debconf: falling back to frontend: Teletype | debconf (developer): frontend running, package name is openoffice.org | debconf (developer): starting | /usr/share/openoffice.org-debian-files/hooks/postrm.d/prelink | upgrade 1.1.2dfsg1-3 | debconf (developer): <-- GET openoffice.org-bin/prelink | debconf (developer): --> 0 false | Setting up openoffice.org (1.1.2dfsg1-3) ... | debconf (developer): frontend started | debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Readline | debconf: (This frontend requires a controlling tty.) | debconf: falling back to frontend: Teletype | debconf (developer): Trying to find a templates file.. | debconf (developer): Trying | /usr/share/openoffice.org-debian-files/hooks/postinst.d/prelink.templates | debconf (developer): Trying /usr/share/debconf/templates/prelink.templates | debconf (developer): Couldn't find a templates file. | debconf (developer): frontend running, package name is | debconf (developer): starting | /usr/share/openoffice.org-debian-files/hooks/postinst.d/prelink | configure 1.1.2dfsg1-3 | debconf (developer): <-- GET openoffice.org-bin/prelink | debconf (developer): --> 0 false `---- Does this shed more light on the problem? > If you reported some other bugs like that you should close them too. No. I didn't. But I'm planning to. Cheers, Cristian -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
