Debian Bug report logs - #135998
emacs21: Unable to install emacs from cron/cfengine

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Adrian Phillips <a.phillips@dnmi.no>

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: emacs21: Unable to install emacs from cron/cfengine

Date: 27 Feb 2002 08:30:13 +0100

Package: emacs21
Version: 21.1-7
Severity: important

I use cfengine to manage the servers at work. While installing either
emacs21 I get the following errors :-

cfengine:hermes: Selecting previously deselected package libpng2.
cfengine:hermes: (Reading database ... 9109 files and directories currently installed.)
cfengine:hermes: Unpacking libpng2 (from .../libpng2_1.0.12-3_i386.deb) ...
cfengine:hermes: Selecting previously deselected package libjpeg62.
cfengine:hermes: Unpacking libjpeg62 (from .../libjpeg62_6b-5_i386.deb) ...
cfengine:hermes: Selecting previously deselected package libtiff3g.
cfengine:hermes: Unpacking libtiff3g (from .../libtiff3g_3.5.5-6_i386.deb) ...
cfengine:hermes: Selecting previously deselected package xaw3dg.
cfengine:hermes: Unpacking xaw3dg (from .../xaw3dg_1.5-10_i386.deb) ...
cfengine:hermes: Selecting previously deselected package emacs21.
cfengine:hermes: Unpacking emacs21 (from .../emacs21_21.1-7_i386.deb) ...
cfengine:hermes: Setting up libpng2 (1.0.12-3) ...
cfengine:hermes: Setting up libjpeg62 (6b-5) ...
cfengine:hermes: Setting up libtiff3g (3.5.5-6) ...
cfengine:hermes: Setting up xaw3dg (1.5-10) ...
cfengine:hermes: Setting up emacs21 (21.1-7) ...
cfengine:hermes: emacs-install emacs21
cfengine:hermes: emacsen-common: Handling install of emacsen flavor emacs21
cfengine:hermes: emacsen-common: byte-compiling for emacs21
cfengine:hermes: Loading 00debian-vars (source)...
cfengine:hermes: No /etc/mailname. Reverting to default...
cfengine:hermes: /usr/lib/emacsen-common/packages/install/emacsen-common: line 44:  7335 I/O possible            ${FLAVOR} ${byte_compile_options} /etc/${FLAVOR}/site-start.d/00debian-vars.el /usr/share/${FLAVOR}/site-lisp/debian-startup.el
cfengine:hermes: emacs-install: /usr/lib/emacsen-common/packages/install/emacsen-common emacs21 emacs20 failed at /usr/lib/emacsen-common/emacs-install line 28, <TSORT> line 1.
cfengine:hermes: dpkg: error processing emacs21 (--configure):
cfengine:hermes:  subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 29
cfengine:hermes: Errors were encountered while processing:
cfengine:hermes:  emacs21
cfengine:hermes: E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Presuambly emacs21 is dependent upon a tty/pty which cfengine doesn't
have while running under cron, even though -batch is specified.

Sincerely,

Adrian Phillips

-- System Information
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Kernel Version: Linux freeze 2.2.20pre2+smp #1 SMP Tue Jul 24 11:31:46 CEST 2001 i686 unknown

Versions of the packages emacsen-common depends on:
ii  bsdmainutils   4.7.1          More utilities from 4.4BSD-Lite.

Message #10 received at 135998@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>

To: control@bugs.debian.org

Cc: 135998@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: emacs21: Unable to install emacs from cron/cfengine

Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2002 22:30:46 -0500

reassign 135998 emacsen-common
severity 135998 normal
thanks

I'm downgrading this to normal since it doesn't affect a "regular
installs".

Thanks for the report though, and I'll definitely look in to it.

-- 
Rob Browning
rlb @defaultvalue.org, @linuxdevel.com, and @debian.org
Previously @cs.utexas.edu
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Message #19 received at 135998@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Junichi Uekawa <dancer@netfort.gr.jp>

To: Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>, 135998@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#135998: emacs21: Unable to install emacs from cron/cfengine

Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2002 12:57:20 +0900

Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org> cum veritate scripsit:

> I'm downgrading this to normal since it doesn't affect a "regular
> installs".
> 
> Thanks for the report though, and I'll definitely look in to it.

This problem occured with pbuilder as well.

The "sit-for" requires a tty.


(let ((mailname
       (debian-file->string "/etc/mailname" (function debian-clean-mailname))))
  (if (not mailname)
      (progn
        (message "No /etc/mailname. Reverting to default...")
        (sit-for 3))
    (setq mail-host-address mailname)))

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Message #24 received at 135998@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>

To: Junichi Uekawa <dancer@netfort.gr.jp>

Cc: 135998@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#135998: emacs21: Unable to install emacs from cron/cfengine

Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2002 23:48:02 -0500

Junichi Uekawa <dancer@netfort.gr.jp> writes:

> This problem occured with pbuilder as well.
>
> The "sit-for" requires a tty.
>
>
> (let ((mailname
>        (debian-file->string "/etc/mailname" (function debian-clean-mailname))))
>   (if (not mailname)
>       (progn
>         (message "No /etc/mailname. Reverting to default...")
>         (sit-for 3))
>     (setq mail-host-address mailname)))

OK, I'll plan to fix this.  I'm not even sure there should be a pause
these days.  I believe this code may come from as far back as the
Emacs 19 packages :>

Thanks

-- 
Rob Browning
rlb @defaultvalue.org, @linuxdevel.com, and @debian.org
Previously @cs.utexas.edu
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Message #29 received at 135998@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Junichi Uekawa <dancer@netfort.gr.jp>

To: Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>

Cc: 135998@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#135998: emacs21: Unable to install emacs from cron/cfengine

Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2002 14:05:32 +0900

Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org> cum veritate scripsit:

> OK, I'll plan to fix this.  I'm not even sure there should be a pause
> these days.  I believe this code may come from as far back as the
> Emacs 19 packages :>

Heh, thanks.

The pause has been annoying at least :)

regards,
	junichi

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Message #34 received at 135998-done@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Agustin Martin <agmartin@debian.org>

To: 135998-done@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#135998: emacs21: Unable to install emacs from cron/cfengine

Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:33:25 +0100

Version: 1.4.16

On Sat, Apr 13, 2002 at 11:48:02PM -0500, Rob Browning wrote:
> Junichi Uekawa <dancer@netfort.gr.jp> writes:
> 
> > This problem occured with pbuilder as well.
> >
> > The "sit-for" requires a tty.
> >
> >
> > (let ((mailname
> >        (debian-file->string "/etc/mailname" (function debian-clean-mailname))))
> >   (if (not mailname)
> >       (progn
> >         (message "No /etc/mailname. Reverting to default...")
> >         (sit-for 3))
> >     (setq mail-host-address mailname)))
> 
> OK, I'll plan to fix this.  I'm not even sure there should be a pause
> these days.  I believe this code may come from as far back as the
> Emacs 19 packages :>

Looking at ancient bugs in emacsen-common.

This sit-for was removed on 1.4.16, although bug was not closed at that
time.

Closing bug report with the right version.

-- 
Agustin

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