Package: gpc-2.95 Version: 1:2.95.4-0.010424 Severity: normal Hi,
here is the error : # apt-get install --reinstall gpc-2.95 Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 8 not upgraded. 2 packages not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0B/1256kB of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] (Reading database ... 289066 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace gpc-2.95 1:2.95.4-0.010424 (using .../gpc-2.95_2.95.4-0.010424_i386.deb) ... rm: `/usr/share/doc/gpc-2.95' is a directory Unpacking replacement gpc-2.95 ... Curiously, /var/lib/dpkg/info/gpc-2.95.prerm contains twice the same chunk of code and rm lacks the -r option : # Automatically added by dh_installdocs if [ \( "$1" = "upgrade" -o "$1" = "remove" \) -a -L /usr/doc/gpc-2.95 ]; then rm -f /usr/doc/gpc-2.95 fi # End automatically added section # Automatically added by dh_installdocs if [ \( "$1" = "upgrade" -o "$1" = "remove" \) -a -L /usr/doc/gpc-2.95 ]; then rm -f /usr/doc/gpc-2.95 fi # End automatically added section -- System Information Debian Release: testing/unstable Architecture: i386 Kernel: Linux pc-dg-116-1 2.4.3-pentiumiii #1 Mon Apr 16 12:47:25 EST 2001 i686 Versions of packages gpc-2.95 depends on: ii gcc-2.95 1:2.95.4-0.010424 The GNU C compiler. ii gpc 1:2.95.3-7 The GNU Pascal compiler. ii libc6 2.2.2-4 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an