Re: /var/lib/dpkg/status parse error

2002-01-09 Thread David B Harris
On Wed, 9 Jan 2002 11:51:33 -0800 ben <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > is there any way i can get /var/lib/dpkg/status to re-write itself? > i'm getting a parse error on a line number where i don't see any > noticable errors, which is preventing the use of dpkg. Oh, right, I forgot to say - check /var

Re: /var/lib/dpkg/status parse error

2002-01-09 Thread David B Harris
On Wed, 9 Jan 2002 11:51:33 -0800 ben <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > is there any way i can get /var/lib/dpkg/status to re-write itself? > i'm getting a parse error on a line number where i don't see any > noticable errors, which is preventing the use of dpkg. Nope, sorry :| However, most parse erro

[FIXED] /var/lib/dpkg/status parse error

2002-01-09 Thread ben
On Wednesday 09 January 2002 11:51 am, ben wrote: > is there any way i can get /var/lib/dpkg/status to re-write itself? i'm > getting a parse error on a line number where i don't see any noticable > errors, which is preventing the use of dpkg. i've fixed this using a gzipped dpkg.status from /var/

/var/lib/dpkg/status parse error

2002-01-09 Thread ben
is there any way i can get /var/lib/dpkg/status to re-write itself? i'm getting a parse error on a line number where i don't see any noticable errors, which is preventing the use of dpkg.