On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:16:23 +0200, Helge Kreutzmann wrote: > Package: bash-completion > Version: 20060301-4 > Severity: important > > (I think this is serious, but I'm not sure so I leave this as > important; the version is taken from dpkg -l).
I think "important" is ok -- I'll leave other team members decide. :) > I tried to update bash (via apt-get dist-upgrade) and it prompted me > with the following debconf screen (output reformatted): > Package configuration > > Modified configuration file > A new version of configuration file /etc/bash_completion is available, > but the version installed currently has been locally modified. > What would you like to do about bash_completion? > install_new > keep_current > diff > sdiff > shell > Ok > > (Previously there was a non-debconf-prompt about those kind of > changes). Yes, I suppose this is related with the use of ucf ("Update Configuration File"), I didn't do that, so don't ask me how it works :) > Since I wanted to see a diff, but did not know what "sdiff" meant I > tried it by selecting. After pressing enter, nothing happened anymore, > the installation was stuck. To be sure, I let it run for >> 1 hour. > > After presseing Ctrl-C I got the following message: > dpkg: error processing bash-completion (--configure): > subprocess post-installation script killed by signal (Interrupt) > .... > Errors were encountered while processing: > bash-completion > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) This seems like a bug in ucf itself -- I don't believe bash-completion is faulty here. CCing ucf maintainer (hi Manoj). However, did you retry to upgrade? Please do, and report if anything changed. Kindly, David -- . ''`. Debian maintainer | http://wiki.debian.org/DavidPaleino : :' : Linuxer #334216 --|-- http://www.hanskalabs.net/ `. `'` GPG: 1392B174 ----|---- http://snipr.com/qa_page `- 2BAB C625 4E66 E7B8 450A C3E1 E6AA 9017 1392 B174
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