Re: dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 fails.
Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Note: not updating /etc/X11/X; no stored MD5 checksum available. > > Note: not updating /etc/X11/XF86Config-4; file does not exist. > > Those aren't error messages; they're notes. But it doesn't update the files, so I can run xfree4. What's the difference bettween a note and an error if the outcome is more or less the *same*. > If the command failed, it failed for some other reason, which should be > reported. > If there's no error message, and the command exited with a zero exit > status, it's neither. ok, the exit status is indeed 0, the command didn't "fail". So is it because of a misconfiguration on my pc that I'm getting this "notes" ? -- question = ( to ) ? be : ! be; -- Wm. Shakespeare -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 fails.
Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Note: not updating /etc/X11/X; no stored MD5 checksum available. > > Note: not updating /etc/X11/XF86Config-4; file does not exist. > > Those aren't error messages; they're notes. But it doesn't update the files, so I can run xfree4. What's the difference bettween a note and an error if the outcome is more or less the *same*. > If the command failed, it failed for some other reason, which should be > reported. > If there's no error message, and the command exited with a zero exit > status, it's neither. ok, the exit status is indeed 0, the command didn't "fail". So is it because of a misconfiguration on my pc that I'm getting this "notes" ? -- question = ( to ) ? be : ! be; -- Wm. Shakespeare
Re: dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 fails.
On Sun, Aug 24, 2003 at 05:29:25PM +0300, Giannis Georgalis wrote: > Hello, > > 'dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86' fails with the following error > message: > > Note: not updating /etc/X11/X; no stored MD5 checksum available. > Note: not updating /etc/X11/XF86Config-4; file does not exist. Those aren't error messages; they're notes. If the command failed, it failed for some other reason, which should be reported. > Note that I'm running debian unstable on an ix86 (with a today's > dist-upgrade). This was the first time I decided to install xfree4 (I > am currently running xfree3). > > Should this be reported as a bug, or is it a consequence of a > misconfiguration on my pc ? If there's no error message, and the command exited with a zero exit status, it's neither. What happens if you do this?: # dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 && echo there was no error -- G. Branden Robinson| We either learn from history or, Debian GNU/Linux | uh, well, something bad will [EMAIL PROTECTED] | happen. http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | -- Bob Church pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 fails.
On Sun, Aug 24, 2003 at 05:29:25PM +0300, Giannis Georgalis wrote: > Hello, > > 'dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86' fails with the following error > message: > > Note: not updating /etc/X11/X; no stored MD5 checksum available. > Note: not updating /etc/X11/XF86Config-4; file does not exist. Those aren't error messages; they're notes. If the command failed, it failed for some other reason, which should be reported. > Note that I'm running debian unstable on an ix86 (with a today's > dist-upgrade). This was the first time I decided to install xfree4 (I > am currently running xfree3). > > Should this be reported as a bug, or is it a consequence of a > misconfiguration on my pc ? If there's no error message, and the command exited with a zero exit status, it's neither. What happens if you do this?: # dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 && echo there was no error -- G. Branden Robinson| We either learn from history or, Debian GNU/Linux | uh, well, something bad will [EMAIL PROTECTED] | happen. http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | -- Bob Church pgp8Qu4yt66QS.pgp Description: PGP signature
dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 fails.
Hello, 'dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86' fails with the following error message: Note: not updating /etc/X11/X; no stored MD5 checksum available. Note: not updating /etc/X11/XF86Config-4; file does not exist. Note that I'm running debian unstable on an ix86 (with a today's dist-upgrade). This was the first time I decided to install xfree4 (I am currently running xfree3). Should this be reported as a bug, or is it a consequence of a misconfiguration on my pc ? Thank you, Giannis -- question = ( to ) ? be : ! be; -- Wm. Shakespeare -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 fails.
Hello, 'dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86' fails with the following error message: Note: not updating /etc/X11/X; no stored MD5 checksum available. Note: not updating /etc/X11/XF86Config-4; file does not exist. Note that I'm running debian unstable on an ix86 (with a today's dist-upgrade). This was the first time I decided to install xfree4 (I am currently running xfree3). Should this be reported as a bug, or is it a consequence of a misconfiguration on my pc ? Thank you, Giannis -- question = ( to ) ? be : ! be; -- Wm. Shakespeare
