this appears to happen if an incorrect number of parameters are passed too.
:~# dpkg-maintscript-helper -h
Syntax: /usr/bin/dpkg-maintscript-helper <command> [<parameters>] --
<maintainer script parameters>
Commands and parameters:
supports <command>
Returns 0 (success) if the given command is supported, 1
otherwise.
rm_conffile <conffile> <last-version> [<package>]
Remove obsolete conffile.
Must be called in preinst, postinst and postrm.
mv_conffile <old-conf> <new-conf> <last-version> [<package>]
Rename a conffile.
Must be called in preinst, postinst and postrm.
help
Display this usage information.
:~# dpkg-maintscript-helper rm_conffile /etc/ggz.modules
shift: 296: can't shift that many
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Karl Goetz, (Kamping_Kaiser / VK5FOSS)
Debian contributor / gNewSense Maintainer
http://www.kgoetz.id.au
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