On Wed, 23 Jun 1999 16:23:08 -0500 (EST), Brian Servis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>*- On 23 Jun, Brian Greenfield wrote about "apt 0.3.7 breaks dselect?" >> Hi >> >> I've just installed apt 0.3.7slink0 from netgod.net and I >> can no longer use the apt method of dselect. Update and >> Select work OK, and Install will fetch the required files >> but won't configure them. The error message given is: >> >>>/usr/lib/dpkg//methods/apt/install: /usr/bin/dpkg/: Not a directory >> >> I presume the double-slash is the problem, but I can't find >> out where this comes from. >> > >This error message says the the program >/usr/lib/dpkg//methods/apt/install can not find the directory >/usr/bin/dpkg/. The double slash is not a problem the slash on the end >of /usr/bin/dpkg/ is. > >> Any ideas? >> > >Nope, works fine for me. =) Funnily enough, it seems to be working for me too, now. At least, I couldn't reproduce the problem when I was about to test a fix that had been emailed to me[1]. I've got a strange mix of local, standard and not-so-standard debs. I guess that's what my problem was/is. PS Brian, if you follow-up this post, please do so only to the Reply-to address. That way, you won't receive a bounce. [1] Brad mailed and said: > i have the same problem, although packages seem to configure > fine... The problem (as has been noted) is the / at the end of > "/usr/bin/dpkg/". It seems to be a typo or thinko in the > /usr/lib/dpkg/methods/apt/install file, you just have to remove > the / from the "DPKG Dir::Bin::dpkg/" on line 10.
