tags #334660 unreproducible On Wed, Oct 19, 2005 at 09:45:42AM +0200, Frank Küster wrote: > Marc Haber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Setting up tetex-bin (3.0-9) ... > > > > An essential entry in /etc/texmf/texmf.cnf is missing. Fixing > > > > sed: can't read texmf.d/05TeXMF.cnf: No such file or directory > > dpkg: error processing tetex-bin (--configure): > > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2 > > > > /etc/texmf/texmf.d/05TeXMF.cnf exists. > > > > After manually adding TEXMFSYSVAR to /etc/texmf/texmf.cnf and > > /etc/texmf/texmf.d/teXMF.cnf, the install proceeded. > [...] > > Versions of packages tetex-bin depends on: > [...] > > ii tetex-base 2.0.2c-9 Basic library files of teTeX > > tetex-bin 3.0-9 depends on tetex-base (>= 3.0-4), which depends on > tex-common. tex-common provides a sane 05TeXMF.cnf, but additionally > tetex-bin introduces TEXMFSYSVAR into texmf.cnf even if it is missing - > exactly to prevent this bug from happening.
I reported the bug from a different system than the one the bug happened on. The originating system cannot send e-mail. So, please do not rely on the package versions listed. Sorry for botching this. > And do you think you can reproduce this bug (e.g. by going back to the > old state of the conffiles) and have the tetex-bin postinst script run > with set -x in the function sanitize_texmfcnf? I cannot even reproduce the bug in a test chroot :-( Sorry, I cannot help here. Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 621 72739835 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
