Daniel Getz wrote: > Can you run with the attached patch to debian.rb, and see if it will > show which entry of which file triggers the error?
Thanks; here's the output: Error parsing file /var/lib/dpkg/available Contents of info: Package: ayuda Priority: extra Section: misc Installed-Size: 204 Maintainer: Javier Vi�uales Guti�rrez <v...@matrio.com> Architecture: all Version: 0.1-4 Suggests: manpages-es, doc-linux-es, doc-debian-es Filename: pool/main/a/ayuda/ayuda_0.1-4_all.deb Size: 31710 MD5sum: 79c8ded94cce4b054ad883cb139500d7 Description: Help for spanish-speakers This package contains a help program called 'ayuda' useful for users that speak spanish, and are new to the world of Debian GNU/Linux. . The help provided covers many topics from administration to daily use. (Ruby backtrace follows.) The maintainer name is not valid UTF-8: $ isutf8 /var/lib/dpkg/available /var/lib/dpkg/available: line 17427, char 1, byte offset 22: invalid UTF-8 code -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org