Bug#700526: man-db: postinst exits with status 30

2013-02-15 Thread Thorsten Glaser
notfound 700526 mksh/40.9.20120630-4 found 700526 mksh/40.9.20120630-5 severity 700526 serious thanks brian m. carlson dixit: > subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 30 Okay, that was the hint. I managed to trigger it even upon downgrading mksh on one machine,

Bug#700526: man-db: postinst exits with status 30

2013-02-14 Thread brian m. carlson
On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 09:06:15PM +, Thorsten Glaser wrote: > Then I need a reproducer, because that’s what I’m using on > lots of machines… vauxhall ok % sudo aptitude reinstall man-db The following packages will be REINSTALLED: man-db 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled

Bug#700526: man-db: postinst exits with status 30

2013-02-14 Thread Thorsten Glaser
brian m. carlson dixit: >> >I found the problem. Something about debconf does not work well with >> >mksh-static as /bin/sh. Reassigning. >> >> Which version? This *might* be #619947 which I’ve not yet >> fixed in stale due to… reluctance of having to explain >> everything to the SRM with an un

Bug#700526: man-db: postinst exits with status 30

2013-02-14 Thread brian m. carlson
On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 10:54:15AM +, Thorsten Glaser wrote: > brian m. carlson dixit: > > >I found the problem. Something about debconf does not work well with > >mksh-static as /bin/sh. Reassigning. > > Which version? This *might* be #619947 which I’ve not yet > fixed in stale due to… rel

Bug#700526: man-db: postinst exits with status 30

2013-02-14 Thread Thorsten Glaser
brian m. carlson dixit: >I found the problem. Something about debconf does not work well with >mksh-static as /bin/sh. Reassigning. Which version? This *might* be #619947 which I’ve not yet fixed in stale due to… reluctance of having to explain everything to the SRM with an unclear outcome (if

Bug#700526: man-db: postinst exits with status 30

2013-02-13 Thread brian m. carlson
reassign 700526 mksh severity 700526 important retitle 700526 mksh-static breaks debconf kthxbye On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 01:25:41AM +, Colin Watson wrote: > On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 12:09:35AM +, brian m. carlson wrote: > > On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 12:04:50AM +, Colin Watson wrote: > > >

Bug#700526: man-db: postinst exits with status 30

2013-02-13 Thread Colin Watson
On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 12:09:35AM +, brian m. carlson wrote: > On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 12:04:50AM +, Colin Watson wrote: > > I need the output with DEBCONF_DEBUG=developer set in the environment, > > please (generally useful for anything even speculatively > > debconf-related). > > Settin

Bug#700526: man-db: postinst exits with status 30

2013-02-13 Thread brian m. carlson
On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 12:04:50AM +, Colin Watson wrote: > On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 11:11:01PM +, brian m. carlson wrote: > > I see the following on installation: > > > > Setting up man-db (2.6.3-3) ... > > dpkg: error processing man-db (--configure): > >subprocess installed post-i

Bug#700526: man-db: postinst exits with status 30

2013-02-13 Thread Colin Watson
On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 11:11:01PM +, brian m. carlson wrote: > I see the following on installation: > > Setting up man-db (2.6.3-3) ... > dpkg: error processing man-db (--configure): >subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 30 > Errors were encounter

Bug#700526: man-db: postinst exits with status 30

2013-02-13 Thread brian m. carlson
Package: man-db Version: 2.6.3-3 Severity: grave Justification: packages that don't install are unusable I see the following on installation: Setting up man-db (2.6.3-3) ... dpkg: error processing man-db (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit statu