On Sun, Jan 25, 2004 at 12:58:19AM +0100, Bastian Blank wrote: > Package: libc6 > Version: 2.3.2.ds1-11 > Severity: grave
Seems out of order: it's not broken for everyone. > libc6 failes to install: > > | Unpacking libc6 (from .../libc6_2.3.2.ds1-11_i386.deb) ... > | /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst: line 1: awk: command not found > | dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.3.2.ds1-11_i386.deb > (--unpack): > | subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 127 > > awk is provided by mawk which is not essential. Santiago Vila has said a number of times in the past that awk is a virtual essential package: you have to have one implementation of it, even though neither is itself essential, and packages are allowed to assume its existence. The base-files dependency on awk mentioned by Jeff implements this. -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED]