Hi,

On Mon, 2007-11-19 at 08:02:20 -0500, Avalith wrote:
> Package: gettext
> Version: 0.16.1-2
> Severity: grave
> Justification: renders package unusable

> gettext will not configure because it claims to need access to
> /usr/share/info/dir when /usr/share/info is a file, so the directory
> cannot exist.

How did you end up with /usr/share/info being a file? Did you create it?

> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo dpkg -r --force-remove-reinstreq gettext
> Password:
> (Reading database ... 96157 files and directories currently installed.)
> Removing gettext ...
> install-info(/usr/share/info/gettext.info): no file /usr/share/info/dir, 
> retrieving backup file /var/backups/infodir.bak.
> cp: accessing `/usr/share/info/dir': Not a directory
> install-info(/usr/share/info/gettext.info): copying 
> /var/backups/infodir.bak to /usr/share/info/dir failed, giving up: Not a 
> directory
> dpkg: error processing gettext (--remove):
> subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
> install-info(/usr/share/info/gettext.info):
> dpkg: error while cleaning up:
> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 20
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> gettext

regards,
guillem




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