Your message dated Fri, 6 May 2011 07:53:44 +0200
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and subject line Re: Bug#75088: dpkg: dselect: parse error, in file
`/var/lib/dpkg/status'
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regarding dpkg: parse error in file /var/lib/dpkg/status
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Subject: dpkg: dselect: parse error, in file `/var/lib/dpkg/status'
Package: dpkg
Version: 1.6.14
Severity: normal
Here is a log of what I did to get to this point. What do I do now?
spacedout:~# dpkg --install /tmp/g++_2.95.2-17.deb
(Reading database ... 35937 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace g++ 1:2.95.2-14 (using /tmp/g++_2.95.2-17.deb) ...
[1]+ Stopped dpkg --install /tmp/g++_2.95.2-17.deb
spacedout:~# fg
dpkg --install /tmp/g++_2.95.2-17.deb
Unpacking replacement g++ ...
dpkg-deb (subprocess): unexpected end of file in member data in
/tmp/g++_2.95.2-17.deb
gzip: stdin: unexpected end of file
dpkg-deb: subprocess gzip -dc returned error exit status 1
dpkg: error processing /tmp/g++_2.95.2-17.deb (--install):
subprocess dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile (EOF) returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
/tmp/g++_2.95.2-17.deb
spacedout:~# fg
su: fg: current: no such job
spacedout:~# dpkg --install /tmp/g++_2.95.2-17.deb
(Reading database ... 35937 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace g++ 1:2.95.2-14 (using /tmp/g++_2.95.2-17.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement g++ ...
Setting up g++ (2.95.2-17) ...
spacedout:~# dpkg -l libstdc++2.10-glibc2.2 gcc gcjgobjc gpc libg++2.8.1.3-dbg
libg++2.8.1.3-dev libstdc++2.10-dbg libstdc++2.10-dev protoize cpp
libg++2.8.1.3-glibc2.2
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed
|/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Description
+++-==============-==============-============================================
un libstdc++2.10- <none> (no description available)
ii gcc 2.95.2-14 The GNU C compiler.
No packages found matching gcjgobjc.
pn gpc <none> (no description available)
pn libg++2.8.1.3- <none> (no description available)
pn libg++2.8.1.3- <none> (no description available)
pn libstdc++2.10- <none> (no description available)
ii libstdc++2.10- 2.95.2-14 The GNU stdc++ library (development files)
pn protoize <none> (no description available)
ii cpp 2.95.2-14 The GNU C preprocessor.
un libg++2.8.1.3- <none> (no description available)
spacedout:~# dpkg --install /tmp/gcc_2.95.2-17.deb
/tmp/libstdc++2.10-dev_2.95.2-17.deb /tmp/cpp-doc_2.95.2-17.deb
(Reading database ... 35937 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace gcc 1:2.95.2-14 (using /tmp/gcc_2.95.2-17.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement gcc ...
Preparing to replace libstdc++2.10-dev 1:2.95.2-14 (using
.../libstdc++2.10-dev_2.95.2-17.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libstdc++2.10-dev ...
Selecting previously deselected package cpp-doc.
Unpacking cpp-doc (from /tmp/cpp-doc_2.95.2-17.deb) ...
Setting up gcc (2.95.2-17) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libstdc++2.10-dev:
libstdc++2.10-dev depends on libstdc++2.10-glibc2.2 (>= 1:2.95.2-10); however:
Package libstdc++2.10-glibc2.2 is not installed.
libstdc++2.10-dev depends on libc6-dev (>= 2.1.95); however:
Version of libc6-dev on system is 2.1.3-10.
dpkg: error processing libstdc++2.10-dev (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up cpp-doc (2.95.2-17) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
libstdc++2.10-dev
spacedout:~# dpkg --install /tmp/cpp_2.95.2-17.deb
/tmp/libstdc++2.10-glibc2.2_2.95.2-17.deb
(Reading database ... 35942 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace cpp 1:2.95.2-14 (using /tmp/cpp_2.95.2-17.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement cpp ...
Selecting previously deselected package libstdc++2.10-glibc2.2.
Unpacking libstdc++2.10-glibc2.2 (from
.../libstdc++2.10-glibc2.2_2.95.2-17.deb) ...
Setting up cpp (2.95.2-17) ...
Setting up libstdc++2.10-glibc2.2 (2.95.2-17) ...
spacedout:~# dpkg --configure --pending
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of glutg3:
glutg3 depends on libgl1; however:
Package libgl1 is not installed.
dpkg: error processing glutg3 (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of glutg3-dev:
glutg3-dev depends on libgl-dev; however:
Package libgl-dev is not installed.
glutg3-dev depends on glutg3 (= 3.7-6); however:
Package glutg3 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing glutg3-dev (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libstdc++2.10-dev:
libstdc++2.10-dev depends on libc6-dev (>= 2.1.95); however:
Version of libc6-dev on system is 2.1.3-10.
dpkg: error processing libstdc++2.10-dev (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of tuxracer:
tuxracer depends on glutg3 (>= 3.7-2); however:
Package glutg3 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing tuxracer (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
glutg3
glutg3-dev
libstdc++2.10-dev
tuxracer
spacedout:~# dpkg --configure libstdc++2.10-dev
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libstdc++2.10-dev:
libstdc++2.10-dev depends on libc6-dev (>= 2.1.95); however:
Version of libc6-dev on system is 2.1.3-10.
dpkg: error processing libstdc++2.10-dev (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
libstdc++2.10-dev
spacedout:~# dpkg --install /tmp/libc6-dev_2.1.95-1.deb
(Reading database ... 35949 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace libc6-dev 2.1.3-10 (using /tmp/libc6-dev_2.1.95-1.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libc6-dev ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libc6-dev:
libc6-dev depends on libc6 (= 2.1.95-1); however:
Version of libc6 on system is 2.1.94-3.
dpkg: error processing libc6-dev (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
libc6-dev
spacedout:~# dpkg --install /tmp/libc6_2.1.95-1.deb
spacedout:~# dpkg --install /tmp/libc6_2.1.95-1.deb
(Reading database ... 35948 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace libc6 2.1.94-3 (using /tmp/libc6_2.1.95-1.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libc6 ...
dpkg - warning, overriding problem because --force enabled:
trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man1/ldd.1.gz', which is also in package
ldso
dpkg - warning, overriding problem because --force enabled:
trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man8/ld.so.8.gz', which is also in package
ldso
dpkg - warning, overriding problem because --force enabled:
trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man8/ldconfig.8.gz', which is also in
package ldso
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libc6:
libc6 depends on libnss-db; however:
Package libnss-db is not installed.
dpkg: error processing libc6 (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
libc6
spacedout:~# dpkg --install /tmp/libnss-db_2.1.92-1.deb
Selecting previously deselected package libnss-db.
(Reading database ... 35948 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking libnss-db (from /tmp/libnss-db_2.1.92-1.deb) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libnss-db:
libnss-db depends on libc6 (>= 2.1.93); however:
Package libc6 is not configured yet.
libnss-db depends on libdb2-util; however:
Package libdb2-util is not installed.
dpkg: error processing libnss-db (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
libnss-db
spacedout:~# dpkg --install /tmp/libdb2-util_2.7.7-2.2.deb
Selecting previously deselected package libdb2-util.
(Reading database ... 35961 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking libdb2-util (from /tmp/libdb2-util_2.7.7-2.2.deb) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libdb2-util:
libdb2-util depends on libc6 (>= 2.1.94); however:
Package libc6 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libdb2-util (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
libdb2-util
spacedout:~# dpkg --install /tmp/libdb2-util_2.7.7-2.2.deb
(Reading database ... 35978 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace libdb2-util 2:2.7.7-2.2 (using
/tmp/libdb2-util_2.7.7-2.2.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libdb2-util ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libdb2-util:
libdb2-util depends on libc6 (>= 2.1.94); however:
Package libc6 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libdb2-util (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
libdb2-util
spacedout:~# dpkg --configure --pending
dpkg: parse error, in file `/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 9863 package
`tetex-base':
value for `conffiles' has malformatted line `systems.'
-- System Information
Debian Release: woody
Kernel Version: Linux spacedout 2.4.0-test9 #210 Wed Sep 27 00:31:25 CDT 2000
i586 unknown
Versions of the packages dpkg depends on:
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+---------------------------------+
| David Fries |
| dfr...@umr.edu |
+---------------------------------+
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--- Begin Message ---
On Wed, 2000-10-18 at 15:13:21 -0500, David Fries wrote:
> Subject: dpkg: dselect: parse error, in file `/var/lib/dpkg/status'
> Package: dpkg
> Version: 1.6.14
> Severity: normal
>
> spacedout:~# dpkg --configure --pending
> dpkg: parse error, in file `/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 9863 package
> `tetex-base':
> value for `conffiles' has malformatted line `systems.'
Without the status file, and a recipe to reproduce this, it's going to
be almost impossible to try to see what happened, there also appears
to be several force options being set in the configuration file. Also
the code base has changed quite significantly since 1.6.14, almost
from 11 years ago. There's also been several fixes for db corruption
since then.
Although I don't really like to close bug reports w/o being able to
analyze what went on, in this case I don't think there's many more
options available. So closing it now, if someone can actually
reproduce later on, then let's either reopen or file a new one.
sorry,
guillem
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