On Thu, 30 Aug 2001, Branden Robinson wrote: > Folks might want to wait for 4.1.0-4. I'm preparing it now. > > Several bugs have already been filed; no one needs to add to them. The > problem is understood, and the fix has been written and tested. > > If you already have 4.1.0-3 installed successfully, there is nothing to > worry about. > > Data points: > * the problem is in the preinst and postinst scripts of several of the > packages, including ones that almost everyone has installed > * if your /bin/sh is ash, you will likely have this problem
and just in case it is not obvious (or too scary)... If you have sh linked to ash: $ rm /bin/sh $ ln -s /bin/bash /bin/sh <dselect -> install, or whatever> ...is now working away to install the 58 broken packages I accumulated over the last couple of upgrades. Branden, is there anyone who should not do the above? - Bruce
