On Tue, Sep 10, 2002 at 08:35:02AM +0200, Jerome Lacoste (Frisurf) wrote: > I have been having the following problem with debconf in the past week: > > > root@expresso> apt-get install debconf > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > Sorry, debconf is already the newest version. > 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 224 not > upgraded. > 2 packages not fully installed or removed. > Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used. > Setting up debconf (1.1.30) ... > Use of uninitialized value in exists at > /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Cache.pm line 29. > Use of uninitialized value in exists at > /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Template.pm line 53, <GEN1> line 6. > Use of uninitialized value in exists at > /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Cache.pm line 29, <GEN1> line 6. > Use of uninitialized value in exists at > /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Template.pm line 53, <GEN1> line 6. > Use of uninitialized value in exists at > /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Cache.pm line 29, <GEN1> line 6. > Use of uninitialized value in exists at > /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Template.pm line 53, <GEN1> line 6. > Use of uninitialized value in exists at > /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Cache.pm line 29, <GEN1> line 6. > Can't call method "choices" on an undefined value at > /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Question.pm line 85, <GEN1> line 6. > dpkg: error processing debconf (--configure): > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 255 > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of pcmcia-cs: > pcmcia-cs depends on debconf (>= 0.2.17); however: > Package debconf is not configured yet. > dpkg: error processing pcmcia-cs (--configure): > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > Errors were encountered while processing: > debconf > pcmcia-cs > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > > > > As you can see, there is another problem with pcmcia-cs, but I do not > want to upgrade that one as I hang my system each time I do it, > requiring me to fsck my disks :( That's should be treated in another > mail... > > > Back to the problem: debconf doesn't update. I have no idea where this > comes from neither how to solve it. A hint would be appreciated.
It looks like pcmcia-cs doesn't really have a problem. It just can't be configured because debconf isn't installed properly to configure it. I wonder if you might have any success if you did a purge and then a reinstall of debconf. (Mind you, that might break things, so take this advice with a grain of salt). It looks (from your version number) that you are running either testing or unstable. Maybe there was a recent change to the package that broke it, or possibly (in unstable) something big is changing with perl, which broke it. I had a look at the BTS for debconf, and didn't see anything obvious about this. But it does look like debconf is being developed and undergoing changes in unstable. I guess I haven't really helped a lot. Maybe an email to the package maintainer might help, or lodging something in the BTS. Geoff Crompton -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
