Debian Bug report logs - #465230
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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: "Rubén Porras" <nahoo82@gmail.com>

To: submit@bugs.debian.org

Subject: cannot install package

Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:39:12 +0100

Package: libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev
Version: 0.6-1
Severity: serious

Setting up libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev (0.6-1) ...
Reading package info from stdin ... done.
ghc-pkg: dependency X11-1.4.1 doesn't exist (use --force to override)
dpkg: error processing libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libghc6-xmonad-contrib-prof:
 libghc6-xmonad-contrib-prof depends on libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev; however:
  Package libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libghc6-xmonad-contrib-prof (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev
 libghc6-xmonad-contrib-prof
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install.  Trying to recover:
Setting up libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev (0.6-1) ...
Reading package info from stdin ... done.
ghc-pkg: dependency X11-1.4.1 doesn't exist (use --force to override)
dpkg: error processing libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libghc6-xmonad-contrib-prof:
 libghc6-xmonad-contrib-prof depends on libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev; however:
  Package libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libghc6-xmonad-contrib-prof (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev
 libghc6-xmonad-contrib-prof

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

From: Joachim Breitner <nomeata@debian.org>

To: Rubén Porras <nahoo82@gmail.com>, 465230@bugs.debian.org

Cc: submit@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#465230: cannot install package

Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:47:15 +0100

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Hi,

sorry for the bug, it was a little mistake with the dependencies. Fixed
version is being uploaded.

If you have trouble removing the package, try to remove
the /lib/dpkg/info/libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev.postrm file before trying
to remove it, it might help.

Greetings,
Joachim

Am Montag, den 11.02.2008, 11:39 +0100 schrieb =?UTF-8?Q? Rub=C3=A9n?=
Porras:
> Package: libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev
> Version: 0.6-1
> Severity: serious
> 
> Setting up libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev (0.6-1) ...
> Reading package info from stdin ... done.
> ghc-pkg: dependency X11-1.4.1 doesn't exist (use --force to override)
> dpkg: error processing libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev (--configure):
>  subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libghc6-xmonad-contrib-prof:
>  libghc6-xmonad-contrib-prof depends on libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev; however:
>   Package libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev is not configured yet.
> dpkg: error processing libghc6-xmonad-contrib-prof (--configure):
>  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev
>  libghc6-xmonad-contrib-prof
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> A package failed to install.  Trying to recover:
> Setting up libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev (0.6-1) ...
> Reading package info from stdin ... done.
> ghc-pkg: dependency X11-1.4.1 doesn't exist (use --force to override)
> dpkg: error processing libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev (--configure):
>  subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libghc6-xmonad-contrib-prof:
>  libghc6-xmonad-contrib-prof depends on libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev; however:
>   Package libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev is not configured yet.
> dpkg: error processing libghc6-xmonad-contrib-prof (--configure):
>  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev
>  libghc6-xmonad-contrib-prof
> 
> 

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Message #20 received at 465230-close@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Joachim Breitner <nomeata@debian.org>

To: 465230-close@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Bug#465230: fixed in xmonad-contrib 0.6-2

Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:02:14 +0000

Source: xmonad-contrib
Source-Version: 0.6-2

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
xmonad-contrib, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive:

libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev_0.6-2_i386.deb
  to pool/main/x/xmonad-contrib/libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev_0.6-2_i386.deb
libghc6-xmonad-contrib-doc_0.6-2_all.deb
  to pool/main/x/xmonad-contrib/libghc6-xmonad-contrib-doc_0.6-2_all.deb
libghc6-xmonad-contrib-prof_0.6-2_i386.deb
  to pool/main/x/xmonad-contrib/libghc6-xmonad-contrib-prof_0.6-2_i386.deb
xmonad-contrib_0.6-2.diff.gz
  to pool/main/x/xmonad-contrib/xmonad-contrib_0.6-2.diff.gz
xmonad-contrib_0.6-2.dsc
  to pool/main/x/xmonad-contrib/xmonad-contrib_0.6-2.dsc



A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 465230@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Joachim Breitner <nomeata@debian.org> (supplier of updated xmonad-contrib package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive
administrators by mailing ftpmaster@debian.org)


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Format: 1.7
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:39:49 +0100
Source: xmonad-contrib
Binary: libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev libghc6-xmonad-contrib-prof libghc6-xmonad-contrib-doc
Architecture: source i386 all
Version: 0.6-2
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Joachim Breitner <nomeata@debian.org>
Changed-By: Joachim Breitner <nomeata@debian.org>
Description: 
 libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev - Extensions to xmonad
 libghc6-xmonad-contrib-doc - Extensions to xmonad; documentation
 libghc6-xmonad-contrib-prof - Extensions to xmonad; profiling libraries
Closes: 465230
Changes: 
 xmonad-contrib (0.6-2) unstable; urgency=low
 .
   * Fix versioned dependency on libghc6-x11-dev (instead libx11-dev)
     (Closes: 465230)
   * Update copyright file
Files: 
 38a2c0a35c5869c66579001fd87a29ca 1198 x11 optional xmonad-contrib_0.6-2.dsc
 b0dd84abd76d3be3300e606fb06851e8 6000 x11 optional xmonad-contrib_0.6-2.diff.gz
 a10d7c58793cb3ce69ba9886232ce637 1868542 libdevel optional libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev_0.6-2_i386.deb
 3697a825532e2be80e7f48ed7a6e2fe1 2030060 libdevel optional libghc6-xmonad-contrib-prof_0.6-2_i386.deb
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Message #25 received at 465230@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: "Rubén Porras" <nahoo82@gmail.com>

To: "Joachim Breitner" <nomeata@debian.org>

Cc: 465230@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#465230: cannot install package

Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:15:01 +0100

2008/2/11, Joachim Breitner <nomeata@debian.org>:
> Hi,
>
> sorry for the bug, it was a little mistake with the dependencies. Fixed
> version is being uploaded.
>
> If you have trouble removing the package, try to remove
> the /lib/dpkg/info/libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev.postrm file before trying
> to remove it, it might help.
>

I think they are still wrong, there is no xmonad-contrib-0.6 provided
by the xmonad-contrib source package.

The output now is:

(Reading database ... 189883 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev 0.6-1 (using
.../libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev_0.6-2_i386.deb) ...
ghc-pkg: cannot find package xmonad-contrib-0.6
dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
ghc-pkg: cannot find package xmonad-contrib-0.6
dpkg: error processing /tmp/libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev_0.6-2_i386.deb
(--install):
 subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Reading package info from stdin ... done.
ghc-pkg: dependency X11-1.4.1 doesn't exist (use --force to override)
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /tmp/libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev_0.6-2_i386.deb

Message #30 received at 465230@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Joachim Breitner <nomeata@debian.org>

To: Rubén Porras <nahoo82@gmail.com>

Cc: 465230@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#465230: cannot install package

Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:03:10 +0100

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Hi,

Am Montag, den 11.02.2008, 17:15 +0100 schrieb Rubén Porras:
> 2008/2/11, Joachim Breitner <nomeata@debian.org>:
> > Hi,
> >
> > sorry for the bug, it was a little mistake with the dependencies. Fixed
> > version is being uploaded.
> >
> > If you have trouble removing the package, try to remove
> > the /lib/dpkg/info/libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev.postrm file before trying
> > to remove it, it might help.
> >
> 
> I think they are still wrong, there is no xmonad-contrib-0.6 provided
> by the xmonad-contrib source package.

Note that the referred xmonad-contrib-0.6 is not a Debian package but a
haskell (ghc-pkg) package...

> The output now is:

Yes, thats the kind of problem I expected:

> (Reading database ... 189883 files and directories currently installed.)
> Preparing to replace libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev 0.6-1 (using
> .../libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev_0.6-2_i386.deb) ...
> ghc-pkg: cannot find package xmonad-contrib-0.6
> dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1

You have the old package partially installed. When you remove it, the
postrm script is run, which calls ghc-pkg, which tries to unregister the
xmonad-contrib-0.6 _haskell_ package from your system. This does not
exist, so ghc-pkg flags an error, dpkg aborts and the broken package is
not removed.

> dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
> ghc-pkg: cannot find package xmonad-contrib-0.6
> dpkg: error processing /tmp/libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev_0.6-2_i386.deb
> (--install):
>  subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1

No dpkg tries the postrm script in the new package, but this fails as
well..

> Reading package info from stdin ... done.
> ghc-pkg: dependency X11-1.4.1 doesn't exist (use --force to override)
> dpkg: error while cleaning up:
>  subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

dpkg tries to clean up the mess by running the postinst script from the
package that it can not remove, to at least have it installed properly,
but this fails because you don’t have libghc6-x11-dev in the required
version.

> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  /tmp/libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev_0.6-2_i386.deb

I assume you were installing the new package directly with dpkg -i?
Because with other tools, you would have been warned that the new
package does correctly depend on libghc6-x11-dev (>= 1.4.1). 

This version is not yet officially uploaded, but I’m providing a private
build on
http://people.debian.org/~nomeata/xmonad/libghc6-x11-dev_1.4.1-0.nomeata3_i386.deb

Please install this package and then try to install the new
libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev package. This way, you should get rid of the
installations errors (I hope).

Sorry for the inconvenience, and thanks for testing the packages,

Joachim

> 
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Message #35 received at 465230@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: "Rubén Porras" <nahoo82@gmail.com>

To: "Joachim Breitner" <nomeata@debian.org>

Cc: 465230@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#465230: cannot install package

Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:04:47 +0100

2008/2/11, Joachim Breitner <nomeata@debian.org>:
> Hi,
>
> Am Montag, den 11.02.2008, 17:15 +0100 schrieb Rubén Porras:
> > 2008/2/11, Joachim Breitner <nomeata@debian.org>:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > sorry for the bug, it was a little mistake with the dependencies. Fixed
> > > version is being uploaded.
> > >
> > > If you have trouble removing the package, try to remove
> > > the /lib/dpkg/info/libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev.postrm file before trying
> > > to remove it, it might help.
> > >
> >
> > I think they are still wrong, there is no xmonad-contrib-0.6 provided
> > by the xmonad-contrib source package.
>
> Note that the referred xmonad-contrib-0.6 is not a Debian package but a
> haskell (ghc-pkg) package...
>

Which is not available.  And I can't do anything but remove the
packages with a --force-all option. Is there any way te fake ghc-pkg
on this matter? Because installing
libghc6-x11-dev_1.4.1-0.nomeata3_i386.deb does not solve the problem.

cheers.

Message #44 received at 465230@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Joachim Breitner <nomeata@debian.org>

To: Rubén Porras <nahoo82@gmail.com>, 465230@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#465230: cannot install package

Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 23:49:23 +0100

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[Resending to the bug, for the record]

Hi,

Am Montag, den 11.02.2008, 19:04 +0100 schrieb Rubén Porras:
> 2008/2/11, Joachim Breitner <nomeata@debian.org>:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Am Montag, den 11.02.2008, 17:15 +0100 schrieb Rubén Porras:
> > > 2008/2/11, Joachim Breitner <nomeata@debian.org>:
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > sorry for the bug, it was a little mistake with the dependencies. Fixed
> > > > version is being uploaded.
> > > >
> > > > If you have trouble removing the package, try to remove
> > > > the /lib/dpkg/info/libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev.postrm file before trying
> > > > to remove it, it might help.
> > > >
> > >
> > > I think they are still wrong, there is no xmonad-contrib-0.6 provided
> > > by the xmonad-contrib source package.
> >
> > Note that the referred xmonad-contrib-0.6 is not a Debian package but a
> > haskell (ghc-pkg) package...
> >
> 
> Which is not available.  And I can't do anything but remove the
> packages with a --force-all option. Is there any way te fake ghc-pkg
> on this matter?

I think the easiest way to is to remove the file
/var/lib/dpkg/info/libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev.postinst
and then remove the broken package.

>  Because installing
> libghc6-x11-dev_1.4.1-0.nomeata3_i386.deb does not solve the problem.

Too bad, I was hopeing that it would then let you install the new
package over the old one. But I think with removing the postinst, you
can fix the problem.

Greetings,
Joachim
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Message #49 received at 465230@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Joachim Breitner <nomeata@debian.org>

To: Ruben Porras <nahoo82@gmail.com>

Cc: 465230@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Processed (with 1 errors): reopen/retitle

Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:55:09 +0000

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Hi Ruben,

you said that the bug is still present in 0.6-2. Can you please
elaborate how the bug apperas in 0.6-2? Or are you refering to the fact
that you can not get rid of 0.6-1 in a properly manner?

Greetings,
Joachim



Am Donnerstag, den 14.02.2008, 22:15 +0000 schrieb Debian Bug Tracking
System:
> Processing commands for control@bugs.debian.org:
> 
> > reopen 465230
> Bug#465230: cannot install package
> 'reopen' may be inappropriate when a bug has been closed with a version;
> you may need to use 'found' to remove fixed versions.
> Bug reopened, originator not changed.
> 
> > found 465230 0.6-2
> Bug#465230: cannot install package
> Bug marked as found in version 0.6-2.
> 
> > retitle 0.6-2 Depends on non-available package
> Unknown command or malformed arguments to command.
> 
> > thanks
> Stopping processing here.
> 
> Please contact me if you need assistance.
> 
> Debian bug tracking system administrator
> (administrator, Debian Bugs database)
> 
> 
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Message #54 received at 465230@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Joachim Breitner <nomeata@debian.org>

To: Ruben Porras <nahoo82@gmail.com>

Cc: 465230@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Processed (with 1 errors): reopen/retitle

Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:03:27 +0100

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Hi Ruben again,

sorry for all these mails.

Am Donnerstag, den 14.02.2008, 22:15 +0000 schrieb Debian Bug Tracking
System:
> > retitle 0.6-2 Depends on non-available package
> Unknown command or malformed arguments to command.

Now I see what you were trying to do. Note that I’m tracking this issue
already in this bug:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=465045
(it only mentions Build-Depends, but it is actually the same problem)

I’m therefore closing bug 465230. I hope that’s what you had in mind.

Greetings,
Joachim
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Message #63 received at 465230-done@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Joachim Breitner <nomeata@debian.org>

To: 465230-done@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Closing the bug

Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:26:40 +0100

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Hi,

sorry for all the noise, I hope I finally got the situation fixed. I
also created a bug in the libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev package as well to
track this:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=465802

Greetings,
Joachim

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