Package: debconf Version: 1.5.22 Severity: normal Debconf goes into infinite loop and starts consuming all the cpu when selecting the "show a side-by-side difference between the versions" option from the locally modified configuration files dialog. This seems to happen with all frontends. Here's an example session with the readline frontend, interrupted by CTRL-C:
-*- Preparing to replace bash-completion 20060301-4 (using ..../bash-completion_20060301-4_all.deb) ... Unpacking replacement bash-completion ... Setting up bash-completion (20060301-4) ... Modified configuration file --------------------------- A new version of configuration file /etc/bash_completion is available, but the version installed currently has been locally modified. 1. install the package maintainer's version 2. keep the local version currently installed 3. show the differences between the versions 4. show a side-by-side difference between the versions 5. start a new shell to examine the situation What would you like to do about bash_completion? 4 ^Cdpkg: error processing bash-completion (--install): subprocess post-installation script killed by signal (Interrupt) Errors were encountered while processing: bash-completion -*- Teemu -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (400, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.25-2-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages debconf depends on: ii debconf-i18n 1.5.22 full internationalization support ii perl-base 5.10.0-10 The Pathologically Eclectic Rubbis Versions of packages debconf recommends: ii apt-utils 0.7.14+b1 APT utility programs -- debconf information: debconf-apt-progress/preparing: debconf-apt-progress/title: debconf-apt-progress/info: debconf-apt-progress/media-change: debconf/frontend: Dialog debconf/priority: high -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
