OK, here is the complete log for both packages, but I am not sure it tells too much. Setting up foomatic-bin (2.0.2-20021202-1) ... [11;80][10;1800]debconf (db): making DbDriver of type File debconf (db config): started; filename is /var/cache/debconf/config.dat debconf (db config): loading database debconf (db): making DbDriver of type File debconf (db passwords): started; filename is /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat debconf (db passwords): loading database debconf (db): making DbDriver of type Stack debconf (db): making DbDriver of type File debconf (db templatedb): started; filename is /var/cache/debconf/templates.dat debconf (db templatedb): loading database debconf (developer): frontend started debconf (db configdb): trying to getfield(debconf/frontend value) .. debconf (db configdb): getfield done by config debconf (user): trying frontend Dialog debconf (developer): frontend running, package name is foomatic-bin debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(foomatic-bin/preserve_manual_changes foomatic-bin select) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(foomatic-bin/filter_debug foomatic-bin boolean) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(foomatic-bin/textfilter foomatic-bin select) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(foomatic-bin/custom_textfilter foomatic-bin string) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(foomatic-bin/ps_accounting foomatic-bin boolean) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (developer): starting /var/lib/dpkg/info/foomatic-bin.config configure 2.0-20020911-0.4 debconf (developer): <-- [11;80][10;1800]VERSION 2.0 dpkg: error processing foomatic-bin (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 20 Setting up locales (2.3.1-5) ... debconf (db): making DbDriver of type File debconf (db config): started; filename is /var/cache/debconf/config.dat debconf (db config): loading database debconf (db): making DbDriver of type File debconf (db passwords): started; filename is /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat debconf (db passwords): loading database debconf (db): making DbDriver of type Stack debconf (db): making DbDriver of type File debconf (db templatedb): started; filename is /var/cache/debconf/templates.dat debconf (db templatedb): loading database debconf (developer): frontend started debconf (db configdb): trying to getfield(debconf/frontend value) .. debconf (db configdb): getfield done by config debconf (user): trying frontend Dialog debconf (developer): frontend running, package name is locales debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(locales/locales_to_be_generated locales multiselect) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(locales/default_environment_locale locales select) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (developer): starting /var/lib/dpkg/info/locales.config configure 2.3.1-3 debconf (developer): <-- [11;80][10;1800]VERSION 2.0 dpkg: error processing locales (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 20 Errors were encountered while processing: foomatic-bin locales
on Wednesday 12/04/2002 Joey Hess([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote > John Covici wrote: > > I have had two packages fail on an upgrade -- here is the output from > > the postinst script (I put set -v and set -x in it). > > Please, set DEBCONF_DEBUG=. in the environment, export it, and post a > log. Include the version of debconf you are using. > > -- > see shy jo -- John Covici [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]