... I'm quite dumb.. forgot to include the so-called guile-1.6.postinst.... sorry :)
here it is : ---- minimum. . This package also contains a wrapper "pmount-hal" which reads some information like device labels and mount options from hal and passes them to pmount. Install the package "hal" if you want to use this feature. Package: menu-xdg Status: install ok installed Priority: optional Section: admin Installed-Size: 32 Maintainer: Christopher L Cheney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Architecture: all Version: 0.2 Recommends: menu Conflicts: menu (<< 2.1.14) Conffiles: /etc/menu-methods/xdg-desktop-entry-spec-apps 14ad37 ---- there IS data corruption, as you can guess. On Tue, 2005-31-05 at 21:45 -0400, J.F.Gratton wrote: > On Tue, 2005-31-05 at 21:24 -0400, Marty wrote: > > J.F.Gratton wrote: > > [snip snip] > > > Setting up guile-1.6 (1.6.7-1) ... > > > dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute post-installation script: Exec > > > format error > > > dpkg: error processing guile-1.6 (--configure): > > > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2 > > > > That script would be /var/lib/dpkg/info/guile-1.6.postinst > > OK, here's a start. 'cept that the file looks some kind of informational > file used by apt/dpkg, *not* a script file or anything (at the bottom of > this message you'll have the contents of the file. > > > If it exists and is uncorrupted, then you can try to debug it manually, > > or else just try purging the package and starting over again. > > As the file does not contain any commands, I don't see anything to > debug. > > My question remains, then: > > > > > > > How do I get out of the "Exec format error" ? > > > > > > On a related topic : is there a way to make apt "forget" a package, > > > and/or completely purge it from the disk, its installed packages list, > > > etc ? Just so I'd be able to reinstall it or a newer version sometime > > > later ? > > > > dpkg -P <pkg-name> > > OK, OK, my question was poorly phrased :). I've been using Deb for > now... 4-5 years, so hopefully I know about dpkg :) What I meant to ask > is how do I completely dump a package (manually remove all traces of it) > when apt-get remove and dpkg -P fail ? My problem with guile is not only > when I try to install it, but also when I try to remove/purge the > package. You see, I had a power failure when dist-upgrading my system. > > > Thanks again, > > Jeff > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
