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2006-07-01 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
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Bug#130888: this bug/[INSTALL-INFO] dpkg: install-info obfuscatingly uses l33t hard-coded hex constants

2006-07-01 Thread Justin Pryzby
0x0D = 13 is SIGPIPE 0x8D = 141 is 13 + 128 sh likes to use $? 128 for killed by signal $?-128, whereas wait() stores them independently. system() returns the same value as wait(); system(false) evaluates to 256, since the return value (parameter to exit() or return from main()) is the high 8

Bug#23871: this bug/unable to install (supposed) new info file `/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/': Not a directory

2006-07-01 Thread Justin Pryzby
Hello Greg http://bugs.debian.org/23871 unable to install (supposed) new info file `/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/': Not a directory Long ago, you reported a dpkg failure while updating login. I don't trust the not a dir message; see bug #376200. Are you still reachable at this address? Is the bug

Bug#57518: this bug: /etc/xemacs20/site-start.d/00debian.el not removed

2006-07-01 Thread Justin Pryzby
I guess this is a duplicate of #174180; right? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Bug#375506: dpkg --search needs more escaping

2006-07-01 Thread Nicolas François
tags 375506 patch thanks On Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 05:43:48PM +1000, Brendan O'Dea wrote: The shell handles glob expansion failure by falling back to using the literal value. We could do something similar for --search (see patch following), although note that while this means that '-S

Bug#178077: chance of a lifetime

2006-07-01 Thread Sammy
Hi, Hope I am not writing to wrong address. I am nice, pretty lookbing girl. I am planning on visiting your town this month. Can we meet each other in person? Message me back at [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact

Bug#182747: dpkg: removing a directory which became a symlink

2006-07-01 Thread Marco d'Itri
On Jul 01, Justin Pryzby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If I understand correctly, you want /var/spool/news to exist always, not conditional on any package being installed. Isn't the solution to this just to create the symlink in the maintscripts, and *not* include it in the package? I needed a