Package: postgresql-7.4 Version: 1:7.4.12-2 Severity: normal When upgrading postgresql-7.4 package from 7.4.12-1 to 7.4.12-2 on an AMD64 box apt-get outputted this:
--------------------------------------------------------- Unpacking replacement postgresql-client-7.4 ... Preparing to replace postgresql-7.4 1:7.4.12-1 (using .../postgresql-7.4_1%3a7.4.12-2_amd64.deb) ... /etc/init.d/postgresql-7.4: line 17: log_daemon_msg: command not found /etc/init.d/postgresql-7.4: line 30: log_progress_msg: command not found [ ok ] Unpacking replacement postgresql-7.4 ... [...] Setting up postgresql-7.4 (7.4.12-2) ... /etc/init.d/postgresql-7.4: line 17: log_daemon_msg: command not found /etc/init.d/postgresql-7.4: line 30: log_progress_msg: command not found [ ok ] -------------------------------------------------------------------- * * * On an other AMD64 box I got this: --------------------------------------------------------------- Preparing to replace postgresql-7.4 1:7.4.12-1 (using .../postgresql-7.4_1%3a7.4.12-2_amd64.deb) ... /etc/init.d/postgresql-7.4: line 17: log_daemon_msg: command not found /etc/init.d/postgresql-7.4: line 30: log_progress_msg: command not found [fail] Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/postgresql-common/PgCommon.pm line 403. Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/postgresql-common/PgCommon.pm line 409. Error: specified cluster does not exist invoke-rc.d: initscript postgresql-7.4, action "stop" failed. Unpacking replacement postgresql-7.4 ... [...] Setting up postgresql-7.4 (7.4.12-2) ... /etc/init.d/postgresql-7.4: line 17: log_daemon_msg: command not found *tc/init.d/postgresql-7.4: line 30: log_progress_msg: command not found [fail] Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/postgresql-common/PgCommon.pm line 403. Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/postgresql-common/PgCommon.pm line 409. Error: specified cluster does not exist invoke-rc.d: initscript postgresql-7.4, action "start" failed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The message "Error: specified cluster does not exist" is correct, so it's not a bug, but the other messages indicate that something else is wrong, too. * * * It is of some interest that I have performed the same upgrade on other (non-AMD64) boxen as well, it went without any error messages. Please let me know how can I help you to debug this! Kristof Csillag -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.12 Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US (charmap=ISO-8859-1) Versions of packages postgresql-7.4 depends on: ii libc6 2.3.6-3 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an ii libcomerr2 1.37-2sarge1 common error description library ii libkrb53 1.4.3-6 MIT Kerberos runtime libraries ii libpam0g 0.76-22 Pluggable Authentication Modules l ii libpq3 1:7.4.12-2 PostgreSQL C client library ii libssl0.9.8 0.9.8a-7 SSL shared libraries ii postgresql-client-7.4 1:7.4.12-2 front-end programs for PostgreSQL ii postgresql-common 44 manager for PostgreSQL database cl -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]