reassign 465537 debconf
retitle 465537 Debconf fails to initialise when /bin/sh is zsh
thanks

On Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 03:46:03AM +0100, Matthias Berndt wrote:
> Package: dhcp3-client
> Version: 3.1.0-3
> Severity: normal
> 
> --- Please enter the report below this line. ---
> Hi,
> being a zsh user, I just noticed that the post-installation script fails 
> when /bin/sh points to /usr/bin/zsh rather than /bin/bash. This should be 
> fixed.

I've never heard of zsh being used as /bin/sh before, and I'm not sure if
it's supported, but from my examination, it's something inside
/usr/share/debconf/confmodule that is returning non-zero. Putting an echo
statement immediately after the ". /usr/share/debconf/confmodule" never
executes.

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