Your message dated Fri, 9 Mar 2012 15:41:02 +0100
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and subject line Re: Bug#663206: vpnc: does not install anymore - shebang
missing from install scripts
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regarding vpnc: does not install anymore - shebang missing from install scripts
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Package: vpnc
Version: 0.5.3r512-1
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable
Hi,
when upgrading vpnc I get this:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Suggested packages:
resolvconf
The following packages will be upgraded:
vpnc
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1291 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/94.3 kB of archives.
After this operation, 49.2 kB of additional disk space will be used.
(Reading database ... 204247 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace vpnc 0.5.3r449-2.1 (using .../vpnc_0.5.3r512-1_amd64.deb)
...
dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute new pre-installation script
(/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst): Exec format error
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/vpnc_0.5.3r512-1_amd64.deb
(--unpack):
subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 2
configured to not write apport reports
dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute new
post-removal script (/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postrm): Exec format error
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/vpnc_0.5.3r512-1_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
And I suspect the culprit is the missing shebang line in this (and
other) scripts that vpnc ships.
cheers, josch
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 6.0
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.38-5-generic (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
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--- Begin Message ---
Hi,
> Indeed, the problem now solved itself by updating dpkg from
> 1.16.0.3 to 1.16.1.2
that's good to hear, I'm closing the bug.
> Still, having the shebang correct would be a quick fix I guess.
I'll definitely include that in the next version of vpnc.
> Sorry for the commotion.
oh, you're absolutely welcome to exercise the debugging skills of a new
maintainer... ;-)
Florian
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