Andreas Tille writes: > On Wed, Oct 07, 2009 at 09:06:59PM +0100, Matt Nottingham wrote: > > Package: science-config > > Version: 0.7 > > Severity: grave > > > > When I try and install this package, this is what happens: > > > > Preparing to replace science-config 0.7 (using > > .../science-config_0.7_all.deb) ... > > ... so you are replacing the same version of science-config by itself? > Well, this should work definitely, but out of curiosity is there any > reason why you are doing this?
As far as I was aware, it never has successfully installed - but it may have done and I didn't noticed! > > > Unpacking replacement science-config ... > > Setting up science-config (0.7) ... > > Debian Science configuration file /etc/blends/science/science.conf is > > missing. > > dpkg: error processing science-config (--install): > > subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status > > 255 > > > > The file it references is in the deb, so I'm guessing there must be a flaw > > in the scripts logic. > > If I do the same on my side I get: > > > $ apt-cache policy science-config > science-config: > Installed: 0.7 > Candidate: 0.7 > Version table: > *** 0.7 0 > 501 file: testing/main Packages > 501 http://debian.tu-bs.de testing/main Packages > 50 http://ftp.de.debian.org unstable/main Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > til...@wr-linux02:~$ sudo apt-get --reinstall install science-config > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 345 not > upgraded. > Need to get 0B/7446B of archives. > After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used. > Do you want to continue [Y/n]? > Preconfiguring packages ... > (Reading database ... 421329 files and directories currently installed.) > Preparing to replace science-config 0.7 (using > .../science-config_0.7_all.deb) ... > Unpacking replacement science-config ... > Processing triggers for man-db ... > Setting up science-config (0.7) ... > > > Could you please attach the content of your whole /etc/blends? ls -R /etc/blends /etc/blends: blends.conf cdd.conf~ med science /etc/blends/med: med.conf.cdd med.conf~ /etc/blends/science: science.conf.cdd science.conf.dpkg-old~ science.conf.dpkg-old.cdd science.conf~ > COuld > you perhaps inject a "set -x" in the post-installation script and run it > separately as root. It is hard to verify the problem without this. OK, I'll have a go at that, but I may not get time until the weekend - sorry. > Kind regards and thanks for your bug report > > Andreas. > > -- > http://fam-tille.de Thanks, Matt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
