Package: debconf Version: 1.5.20 Severity: critical Justification: breaks unrelated software
During a dist-upgrade today on one sid machine, debconf failed to complete gdm install. The output is: debian:~# apt-get dist-upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Calculating upgrade... Done 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 1 not fully installed or removed. After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? debconf: Problem setting up the database defined by stanza 5 of /etc/debconf.conf. syntax error at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Copy.pm line 33, near "%>" Compilation failed in require at (eval 18) line 3, <DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 5. ...propagated at /usr/share/perl/5.8/base.pm line 84, <DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 5. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Stack.pm line 9, <DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 5. Compilation failed in require at (eval 17) line 2, <DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 5. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at (eval 17) line 2, <DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 5. Setting up gdm (2.20.4-1) ... debconf: Problem setting up the database defined by stanza 5 of /etc/debconf.conf. syntax error at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Copy.pm line 33, near "%>" Compilation failed in require at (eval 17) line 3, <DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 5. ...propagated at /usr/share/perl/5.8/base.pm line 84, <DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 5. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Stack.pm line 9, <DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 5. Compilation failed in require at (eval 16) line 2, <DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 5. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at (eval 16) line 2, <DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 5. dpkg: error processing gdm (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 255 Errors were encountered while processing: gdm E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) Two sid machines did complete the dist-upgrade without this error. -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.24-1-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=sv_SE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=sv_SE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages debconf depends on: ii debconf-i18n 1.5.20 full internationalization support ii perl-base 5.8.8-12 The Pathologically Eclectic Rubbis Versions of packages debconf recommends: ii apt-utils 0.7.11 APT utility programs -- debconf-show failed Thanks -- I'm kinda looking forward to the alzheimer's... I'll get to meet new people every day. I'll never have take the blame for anything. I'll get to meet new people every day. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]