Dick Middleton wrote:
> Bernd Zeimetz wrote:
>> Dick Middleton wrote:
>>> Bernd Zeimetz wrote:
>>>> Dick Middleton wrote:
>>>>> Package: gpsd
>>>>> Version: 2.39-5
>>>>> Severity: normal
>>>>>
>>>>> --- Please enter the report below this line. ---
>>>>> Updating in aptitude: gpsd complains (wrongly I think) about unusable
>>>>> config, loops after pressing OK. Fails with error 10. Unable to
>>>>> complete config. Unable to purge, reinstall etc.
>>>> Please send me your /etc/default/gpsd
>>> Attached.
>>>
>>> Not same problem even if /etc/default/gpsd missing or empty.
>>
>> You need to configure the gpsd socket if you want to enable USB
>> autodetection as
>> described in the debconf questions.
>> That's not a bug in gpsd....
>
> Sorry, but it's not possible to configure using dpkg-reconfigure because
> the package is broken. It's not possible to install or purge etc. Always
> the info screen saying unusable configuration with a single OK button
> which repeats the info screen.
So you don't get the 'You can give additional arguments when starting gpsd; see
gpsd(8) for a list of options.' question again?
Please give
dpkg-reconfigure -plow gpsd
a try an see if it works then.
> Socket enabled or not it's still a bug.
>
>> But I have to admit that I should probably enable the socket by defaut
>> if the
>> user doesn't specify it otherwise... or something like that.
>
> Yes but I can deal with that. It's the logic of the fail handling which
> is what I'm reporting. The package shouldn't break because of error in
> config file.
>
> My previous version was 2.39-2, which worked well.
>
> BTW what should I put in default/gpsd so it doesn't see an error?
DAEMON_OPTS="-F /var/run/gpsd.sock"
--
Bernd Zeimetz Debian GNU/Linux Developer
GPG Fingerprints: 06C8 C9A2 EAAD E37E 5B2C BE93 067A AD04 C93B FF79
ECA1 E3F2 8E11 2432 D485 DD95 EB36 171A 6FF9 435F
--
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
