On Sun 22 Jan 2017 at 06:52:15 +1100, Ben Finney wrote: > Gary Roach <gary719_li...@verizon.net> writes: > > > The problem seems to be in the python3.5-minimal package. It won't > > configure. > > You'll need to report a bug about that, showing the complete text of the > session where you run a command and the output leading to the failure.
Sounds about right. I had no trouble with these python packages but the significance of that escapes me. > > I would report this as a bug but the problem seems to have rendered > > the reportbug program unusable. > > You can report a bug to the BTS by composing an email message > <URL:https://www.debian.org/Bugs/Reporting>. The ‘reportbug’ tool is a > helper program, not a requirement, for making bug reports. I'd use mail to <sub...@bugs.debian.org>. It would be useful if the first few lines of the mail body were Package: <whatever> Version: <whatever> Severity: normal Followed by a detailed report. Reportbug may not be essential; but it is very, very useful. It saves jumping through hoops to submit a bug report. -- Brian.