reassign 474813 debconf thanks On 2008-04-07 21:54 +0200, Justin Pryzby wrote:
> Package: lprng,dpkg > Versions: 3.8.28dfsg.1-1.1, 1.14.16.6 > > It seems unlikely, but this sure seems like a dpkg bug. > > Unpacking lprng (from .../lprng_3.8.28dfsg.1-1.1_amd64.deb) ... > preinst called with unknown argument `' > > /var/lib/dpkg/info/lprng.preinst: > |case "$1" in > |install|upgrade|abort-upgrade) > | ;; > |*) > | echo "preinst called with unknown argument \`$1'" >&2 > > 2008-04-07 15:00:49 install lprng <none> 3.8.28dfsg.1-1.1 This is fine, the last two parameters here are the previous and current version of the installed package. > It should have had $1 = install && -z $2. I've tested that with `dpkg -D2' and it seems to pass the right parameter: ,---- | $ sudo dpkg -D2 -i lprng_3.8.A\~rc4-3_i386.deb | Selecting previously deselected package lprng. | (Reading database ... 134019 files and directories currently installed.) | Unpacking lprng (from lprng_3.8.A~rc4-3_i386.deb) ... | D000002: fork/exec /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst ( install 3.8.A~rc4-3 ) | D000002: process_archive info installed /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postrm as /var/lib/dpkg/info//lprng.postrm | D000002: process_archive tmp.ci script/file `.' contains dot | D000002: process_archive tmp.ci script/file `..' contains dot | D000002: process_archive tmp.ci script/file `/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/config' installed as `/var/lib/dpkg/info/lprng.config' | D000002: process_archive tmp.ci script/file `/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/templates' installed as `/var/lib/dpkg/info/lprng.templates' | D000002: process_archive tmp.ci script/file `/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/conffiles' installed as `/var/lib/dpkg/info/lprng.conffiles' | D000002: process_archive tmp.ci script/file `/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/control' is control | D000002: process_archive tmp.ci script/file `/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postinst' installed as `/var/lib/dpkg/info/lprng.postinst' | D000002: process_archive tmp.ci script/file `/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst' installed as `/var/lib/dpkg/info/lprng.preinst' | D000002: process_archive tmp.ci script/file `/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/md5sums' installed as `/var/lib/dpkg/info/lprng.md5sums' | D000002: process_archive tmp.ci script/file `/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/prerm' installed as `/var/lib/dpkg/info/lprng.prerm' | Setting up lprng (3.8.A~rc4-3) ... | D000002: fork/exec /var/lib/dpkg/info/lprng.postinst ( configure 3.8.A~rc4-3 ) | Starting LPRng printer spooler: lpd. `---- I've put a few lines with 'echo "$1"' into the lprng preinst, and it seems that $1 gets lost after the call to check_configfile_locations; since that function does not do anything obviously wrong to reset the positional parameters, it seems debconf does something fishy here. Reassigning to debconf, Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
