reassign 451954 dpkg thanks On Mon, 19 Nov 2007, Avalith wrote:
> Subject: gettext: Package will not configure > Package: gettext > Version: 0.16.1-2 > Severity: grave > Justification: renders package unusable > > gettext will not configure because it claims to need access to > /usr/share/info/dir when /usr/share/info is a file, so the directory > cannot exist. Debian tries to configure the package whenever any > updates or other installations are run and it often makes updating the system > impossible. > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo dpkg -r --force-remove-reinstreq gettext > Password: > (Reading database ... 96157 files and directories currently installed.) > Removing gettext ... > install-info(/usr/share/info/gettext.info): no file /usr/share/info/dir, > retrieving backup file /var/backups/infodir.bak. > cp: accessing `/usr/share/info/dir': Not a directory > install-info(/usr/share/info/gettext.info): copying /var/backups/infodir.bak > to /usr/share/info/dir failed, giving up: Not a directory > dpkg: error processing gettext (--remove): > subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 > install-info(/usr/share/info/gettext.info): > dpkg: error while cleaning up: > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 20 > Errors were encountered while processing: > gettext > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a > Setting up gettext (0.16.1-2) ... > install-info(/usr/share/info/gettext.info): > dpkg: error processing gettext (--configure): > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 20 > Errors were encountered while processing: > gettext > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > A package failed to install. Trying to recover: > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: lenny/sid > APT prefers unstable > APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable') > Architecture: i386 (i686) Seems like a bug in install-info, from the dpkg package, not in gettext. Reassign. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
