On Sat, 15 Nov 1997, Bill Leach wrote: > Receiving error messages such as the following: > > Linux# dpkg --configure fvwm2 > dpkg: error processing fvwm2 (--configure): > package fvwm2 is not ready for configuration > cannot configure (current status `installed') > Errors were encountered while processing: > fvwm2 > Linux# > > are pretty much useless. This sort of error message reminds > me of Red Hat's RPM!
Ooooh, that was nasty ;-) > > What causes this sort of information free error message? > Does dpkg honor the 'hold' status in the status file when it > is placed there by dselect (that is when dpkg is run manually from the > command line)? > I'm not conversant with dpkg internals enough to tell you where that "less than useful" error message originates. Was the package really on Hold status? As far as I can tell, dpkg honors the hold in the status file, unless you include --force-hold as an option on the command line. (It can't tell whether dselect put the Hold there, or some editor, but that is another issue) Luck, Dwarf -- _-_-_-_-_-_- _-_-_-_-_-_-_- aka Dale Scheetz Phone: 1 (904) 656-9769 Flexible Software 11000 McCrackin Road e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tallahassee, FL 32308 _-_-_-_-_-_- If you don't see what you want, just ask _-_-_-_-_-_-_- -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .