Hi, I'm having the follow errors with check_symlinks_and_bomb () in the postints: Preparing to replace xfree86-common 4.1.0-2pre3v2 (using .../xfree86-common_4.1.0-3_all.deb) ... /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst: 70: Syntax error: Bad for loop variable dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/xfree86-common_4.1.0-3_all.deb (--unpack): subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 2 /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postrm: 70: Syntax error: Bad for loop variable dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 2 Fair enough, that can be fixed. But why is that being called in the first place? This is the output of check_and_bomb.sh, a quick cut'n'paste: % ./check_and_bomb.sh 2> foo check_symlinks_and_bomb \ /usr/bin/X11 \ /usr/include/X11 \ /usr/lib/X11 \ /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb.txt + cat + check_symlinks_and_bomb /usr/bin/X11 /usr/include/X11 /usr/lib/X11 +/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb.txt + [ -n /usr/bin/X11 /usr/include/X11 /usr/lib/X11 /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb.txt ] + [ -L /usr/bin/X11 ] + maplink /usr/bin/X11 + echo ../X11R6/bin + readlink /usr/bin/X11 + [ ../X11R6/bin != ../X11R6/bin ] + [ -L /usr/include/X11 ] + maplink /usr/include/X11 + echo ../X11R6/include/X11 + readlink /usr/include/X11 + [ ../X11R6/include/X11 != ../X11R6/include/X11 ] + [ -L /usr/lib/X11 ] + maplink /usr/lib/X11 + echo ../X11R6/lib/X11 + readlink /usr/lib/X11 + [ ../X11R6/lib/X11 != ../X11R6/lib/X11 ] + [ -L /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb.txt ] + maplink /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb.txt + echo /etc/X11/rgb.txt + readlink /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb.txt + [ /etc/X11/rgb.txt != /etc/X11/rgb.txt ] So, what conditions are necessary to cause that function to even be called? Regards, Edward. -- Edward C. Lang: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | ___ ___ _ ___ | Programmer at the Centre for Bioinformation Science | / __| _ |_) __| | Telephone: +61 2 6125 4717 | | (__| _ \ \__ \ | Postal: JCSMR, GPO Box 334 Canberra ACT 2601 | \___|___/_|___/ | -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]