Hi! On Mon, 2006-05-15 at 00:59:47 +1000, Drew Parsons wrote: > > files list file for package libvte-common' contains empty filename > > Probably worth adding that the libvte-common corruption was different to > the others. With the others, the /var/lib/dpkg/info/*.list file did not > exist. With libvte-common it had been replaced, apparently with the > contents of /var/lib/dpkg/status. > > After deleting the bad /var/lib/dpkg/info/libvte-common.list file, dpkg > does proceed, and I can continue with restoring my system after all.
This is expected, an error while parsing the .list files is considered fatal and irrecoverable, but the reporting didn't state so. Just noticed that as a side effect of fixing the RC bug #497041, #499070, this got improved as well. The problem here was a combination of the entanglement of unrelated error condition handling (too many errors + fatal error) and bad error reporting. The error reporting should be clearer now with the new dpkg. regards, guillem -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
