I solve this problem by changing source: gettext-tools/src/write-catalog.c
Line 51: fd = open (filename, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT); Changing to: fd = open (filename, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT, 0666); ## May be other attributes... Compiled successful ! -- package gettext 0.17-3ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/301522 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs