Debian Bug report logs - #323854
Bug in postinst script causes installation failure

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

From: "Paul C. Bryan" <email@pbryan.net>

To: bugs@debian.org

Subject: Bug in postinst script causes installation failure

Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 14:38:49 -0700

Package: base-config
Version: 2.70
Severity: important
Tags: patch

Bug in base-config.postinst script causes installation failure:

Setting up base-config (2.70) ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/base-config.postinst: line 59: syntax error near
unexpected token `db_fset'
dpkg: error processing base-config (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 base-config
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Solved with enclosed patch.

Message #10 received at 323854@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: "Paul C. Bryan" <email@pbryan.net>

To: 323854@bugs.debian.org

Subject: The patch...

Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 14:52:31 -0700

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And now, the patch.

[base-config.postinst.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

Message #15 received at 323854@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Frans Pop <aragorn@tiscali.nl>

To: "Paul C. Bryan" <email@pbryan.net>, 323854@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#323854: Bug in postinst script causes installation failure

Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 23:57:40 +0200

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On Thursday 18 August 2005 23:38, Paul C. Bryan wrote:
> Solved with enclosed patch.

Seems like you forgot to attach it...

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Message #24 received at 323854@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: David Creelman <dave@geko.net.au>

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <323854@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: base-config: syntax error near db_fset

Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 09:56:43 +1000

Package: base-config
Version: 2.70
Followup-For: Bug #323854

<snip>
After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up base-config (2.70) ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/base-config.postinst: line 59: syntax error near unexpected token `db_fset'
dpkg: error processing base-config (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 base-config
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Installation then ceases.

Regards
David

-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.12-1-k7
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)

Versions of packages base-config depends on:
ii  adduser                 3.67             Add and remove users and groups
ii  apt                     0.6.40.1         Advanced front-end for dpkg
ii  bsdutils                1:2.12p-6        Basic utilities from 4.4BSD-Lite
ii  console-data            2002.12.04dbs-49 Keymaps, fonts, charset maps, fall
ii  console-tools           1:0.2.3dbs-56    Linux console and font utilities
ii  debconf                 1.4.57           Debian configuration management sy
ii  debianutils             2.14.2           Miscellaneous utilities specific t
ii  gettext-base            0.14.5-2         GNU Internationalization utilities
ii  passwd                  1:4.0.3-39       change and administer password and

base-config recommends no packages.

-- debconf information:
  base-config/menu/exit:
  apt-setup/another: false
  base-config/late_command:
  base-config/start-display-manager: true
  apt-setup/directory: /debian/
  base-config/menu/hostname:
  apt-setup/cd/another: false
  apt-setup/badedit:
  mirror/suite: unstable
  apt-setup/baddir:
  base-config/menu/pkgsel:
  base-config/menu/apt-get:
  base-config/menu/timezone:
  apt-setup/hostname: debian.ihug.com.au
  base-config/menu/pon:
  apt-setup/title:
  mirror/http/proxy: http://sydney.cache.telstra.net:3128
  apt-setup/contrib: false
  base-config/early_command:
  apt-setup/cd/dev: /dev/cdrom
  apt-setup/country: Australia
  apt-setup/uri_type: http
  apt-setup/not-mirror:
  apt-setup/security-updates-failed:
  apt-setup/cd/missing:
  apt-setup/cd/bad:
  base-config/menu/mta:
* base-config/intro:
  apt-setup/security-updates: true
  base-config/title:
  base-config/menu/finish:
  debian-installer/language: en
  apt-setup/mirror: debian.ihug.com.au
  base-config/menu/apt-setup:
  base-config/menu/keyboard:
  debian-installer/country: AU
* base-config/install-problem:
* base-config/pkgsel: aptitude - pick tasks or drill down to individual packages
  apt-setup/non-free: false
  base-config/menu/debconf-seed:
  base-config/menu/intro:
  base-config/menu/passwd:
* base-config/login:
  base-config/main-menu: Finish configuring the base system
  debian-installer/keymap: us
  apt-setup/badsource:
  base-config/use-ppp: false
  base-config/get-hostname: gauss
  base-config/menu/shell:
  base-config/invalid-hostname:

Message #29 received at 323854-done@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>

To: "Paul C. Bryan" <email@pbryan.net>, 323854-done@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#323854: Bug in postinst script causes installation failure

Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 20:58:00 -0400

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Paul C. Bryan wrote:
> Package: base-config
> Version: 2.70
> Severity: important
> Tags: patch
> 
> Bug in base-config.postinst script causes installation failure:
> 
> Setting up base-config (2.70) ...
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/base-config.postinst: line 59: syntax error near
> unexpected token `db_fset'
> dpkg: error processing base-config (--configure):
>  subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  base-config
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> 
> Solved with enclosed patch.

I independntly fixed this in 2.71 before seeing this bug report.

-- 
see shy jo

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