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Package: debconf
Version: 1.5.20
Severity: critical
Justification: breaks unrelated software
During a dist-upgrade today on one sid machine, debconf failed to
complete gdm install. The
output is:
debian:~# apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
debconf: Problem setting up the database defined by stanza 5
of /etc/debconf.conf.
syntax error at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Copy.pm line 33, near
"%>"
Compilation failed in require at (eval 18) line 3, <DEBCONF_CONFIG>
chunk 5.
...propagated at /usr/share/perl/5.8/base.pm line 84,
<DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 5.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted
at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Stack.pm line 9,
<DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 5.
Compilation failed in require at (eval 17) line 2, <DEBCONF_CONFIG>
chunk 5.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at (eval 17) line 2, <DEBCONF_CONFIG>
chunk 5.
Setting up gdm (2.20.4-1) ...
debconf: Problem setting up the database defined by stanza 5
of /etc/debconf.conf.
syntax error at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Copy.pm line 33, near
"%>"
Compilation failed in require at (eval 17) line 3, <DEBCONF_CONFIG>
chunk 5.
...propagated at /usr/share/perl/5.8/base.pm line 84,
<DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 5.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted
at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Stack.pm line 9,
<DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 5.
Compilation failed in require at (eval 16) line 2, <DEBCONF_CONFIG>
chunk 5.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at (eval 16) line 2, <DEBCONF_CONFIG>
chunk 5.
dpkg: error processing gdm (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 255
Errors were encountered while processing:
gdm
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Two sid machines did complete the dist-upgrade without this error.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.24-1-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=sv_SE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=sv_SE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages debconf depends on:
ii debconf-i18n 1.5.20 full internationalization
support
ii perl-base 5.8.8-12 The Pathologically Eclectic
Rubbis
Versions of packages debconf recommends:
ii apt-utils 0.7.11 APT utility programs
-- debconf-show failed
Thanks
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----- Forwarded message from Jörgen Tegnér <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -----
From: Jörgen Tegnér <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:10:17 +0100
To: Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Bug#471037: [Debconf-devel] Bug#471037: debconf: perl problems
Reply-To: Jörgen Tegnér <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
X-Mailer: Evolution 2.12.3
lör 2008-03-15 klockan 12:38 -0400 skrev Joey Hess:
> Jörgen Tegnér wrote:
> > syntax error at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Copy.pm line 33, near
> > "%>"
>
> You apparently have a corrupt version of this file. You probably need to
> force a reinstallation of the debconf package. You might want to
> investigate why the file became corrupt on your system.
>
Thanks, that was the reason.
debian:/tmp# diff corrupt.txt good.txt
33c33
< $dest->setflag($item, $flag, $src%>getflag($item, $flag));
---
> $dest->setflag($item, $flag, $src->getflag($item, $flag));
Fixing that seems to have fixed debconf. Please close the bug report.
Thanks again.
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