Bug#398797: gradm: fails to install

2006-12-14 Thread Kurt Roeckx
Hi, What's the status of this bug? It's currently set to only affect unstable. Is the current package something that we want in etch? Kurt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Bug#398797: gradm: fails to install

2006-12-14 Thread Laszlo Boszormenyi
Hi, On Thu, 2006-12-14 at 15:10 +0100, Kurt Roeckx wrote: What's the status of this bug? Oops, missed it a bit. It's currently set to only affect unstable. Is the current package something that we want in etch? No, at least not as-is. I will upload a package which depends on gradm2 and

Bug#398797: gradm: fails to install

2006-11-17 Thread Steve Langasek
On Fri, Nov 17, 2006 at 12:10:21AM +0100, Laszlo Boszormenyi wrote: On Thu, 2006-11-16 at 13:55 -0800, Steve Langasek wrote: BTW, given the contents of this debconf message, is it better to remove the package anyway...? Ouch, I should have noted all debconf translators that this package is

Bug#398797: gradm: fails to install

2006-11-16 Thread Steve Langasek
On Thu, Nov 16, 2006 at 08:24:50AM +0100, Mario 'BitKoenig' Holbe wrote: On Wed, Nov 15, 2006 at 11:01:51PM -0800, Steve Langasek wrote: On Wed, Nov 15, 2006 at 04:38:39PM +0100, Mario 'BitKoenig' Holbe wrote: gradm version 1.9.15-2.1 fails to install: Are you trying to use the

Bug#398797: gradm: fails to install

2006-11-16 Thread Mario 'BitKoenig' Holbe
On Thu, Nov 16, 2006 at 05:12:59AM -0800, Steve Langasek wrote: No, the postinst is fine; the failure is in the config script which it calls, whose error exit propagates to the postinst. An exit code of 30 happens if the message isn't displayed to the user. Hm, if the call to

Bug#398797: gradm: fails to install

2006-11-16 Thread Steve Langasek
On Thu, Nov 16, 2006 at 02:36:34PM +0100, Mario 'BitKoenig' Holbe wrote: On Thu, Nov 16, 2006 at 05:12:59AM -0800, Steve Langasek wrote: No, the postinst is fine; the failure is in the config script which it calls, whose error exit propagates to the postinst. An exit code of 30 happens if

Bug#398797: gradm: fails to install

2006-11-16 Thread Mario 'BitKoenig' Holbe
On Thu, Nov 16, 2006 at 05:58:58AM -0800, Steve Langasek wrote: done -- in the general case you get a 30 return /after/ it's been shown to the user, since the first time it's called is normally when it does get displayed... Ah, now I got it - and I can also explain it now :) The messages which

Bug#398797: gradm: fails to install

2006-11-16 Thread Christian Perrier
An exit code of 30 happens if the message isn't displayed to the user. Since the input happens at critical priority in debconf, the obvious explanation would have been that you were using the non-interactive frontend. The config script is buggy anyway, since the question will only be

Bug#398797: gradm: fails to install

2006-11-16 Thread Christian Perrier
No, it exits because db_input is supposed to *display* it to the user as necessary, and the return value informs the caller whether this is actually done -- in the general case you get a 30 return /after/ it's been shown to the user, since the first time it's called is normally when it does

Bug#398797: gradm: fails to install

2006-11-16 Thread Steve Langasek
On Thu, Nov 16, 2006 at 06:23:40PM +0100, Christian Perrier wrote: An exit code of 30 happens if the message isn't displayed to the user. Since the input happens at critical priority in debconf, the obvious explanation would have been that you were using the non-interactive frontend. The

Bug#398797: gradm: fails to install

2006-11-16 Thread Laszlo Boszormenyi
On Thu, 2006-11-16 at 13:55 -0800, Steve Langasek wrote: BTW, given the contents of this debconf message, is it better to remove the package anyway...? Ouch, I should have noted all debconf translators that this package is _deprecated_ and it does not worth translating it. Well, they seen it

Bug#398797: gradm: fails to install

2006-11-16 Thread Christian Perrier
Quoting Laszlo Boszormenyi ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): On Thu, 2006-11-16 at 13:55 -0800, Steve Langasek wrote: BTW, given the contents of this debconf message, is it better to remove the package anyway...? Ouch, I should have noted all debconf translators that this package is _deprecated_ and it

Bug#398797: gradm: fails to install

2006-11-15 Thread Mario 'BitKoenig' Holbe
Package: gradm Version: 1.9.15-2.1 Severity: grave Hello, gradm version 1.9.15-2.1 fails to install: Preconfiguring packages ... gradm failed to preconfigure, with exit status 30 (Reading database ... 229400 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace gradm 1.9.15-2 (using

Bug#398797: gradm: fails to install

2006-11-15 Thread Steve Langasek
On Wed, Nov 15, 2006 at 04:38:39PM +0100, Mario 'BitKoenig' Holbe wrote: gradm version 1.9.15-2.1 fails to install: Are you trying to use the non-interactive front-end? -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it

Bug#398797: gradm: fails to install

2006-11-15 Thread Christian Perrier
Preconfiguring packages ... gradm failed to preconfigure, with exit status 30 (Reading database ... 229400 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace gradm 1.9.15-2 (using .../gradm_1.9.15-2.1_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement gradm ... Setting up gradm (1.9.15-2.1)

Bug#398797: gradm: fails to install

2006-11-15 Thread Mario 'BitKoenig' Holbe
On Wed, Nov 15, 2006 at 11:01:51PM -0800, Steve Langasek wrote: On Wed, Nov 15, 2006 at 04:38:39PM +0100, Mario 'BitKoenig' Holbe wrote: gradm version 1.9.15-2.1 fails to install: Are you trying to use the non-interactive front-end? for debconf? No, my debconf frontend is Dialog. I think the