On Mon, May 07, 2001 at 12:36:08AM +0200, Wichert Akkerman wrote: > Previously Gordon Sadler wrote: > > Setting up modutils (2.4.6-1) ... > > /var/lib/dpkg/info/modutils.postinst: 95: Syntax error: EOF in backquote > > substitution > > dpkg: warning - post-installation script returned error exit status 2 > > > > Setting up cpp-2.95-doc (2.95.4-0.010506) ... > > Known dpkg bug, it ignored errors in maintainer scripts. Fixed in CVS > already. > This one worries me a bit. By fixed, do you mean dpkg will halt on maintainer script errors? Reason I ask, I looked through this postinst, I can't seem to find anything wrong with it, specifically I don't recall seeing any backquotes, just some HERE documents. It does use some $VAR's inside the HERE docs, but.. is that the problem?
> > Setting up wmaker (0.64.0-6) ... > > Installing new version of config file /etc/menu-methods/wmaker ... > > mv: cannot create symbolic link `/usr/man/man1/x-window-manager.1.gz': No > > such file or directory > > update-alternatives: unable to make > > /usr/man/man1/x-window-manager.1.gz.dpkg-tmp a symlink to > > /etc/alternatives/x-window-manager.1.gz: No such file or directory > > dpkg: warning - post-installation script returned error exit status 2 > > Never seen that on before.. can you reproduce that? > I can, however I didn't look close enough. Appears to be a package bug. > > Setting up fetchmailconf (5.8.1-5) ... > > > > dpkg: /home/doogie/debian/mine/dpkg/v1_9/dpkg-1.9.4/main/packages.c:191: > > process_queue: Assertion `dependtry <= 4' failed. > > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg exited unexpectedly > > Does that still happen if you do "dpkg --configure -a", and if so can > you put your /var/lib/dpkg/status file online somewhere? > I see by a later reply you've located this, so thanks -). Ok, in the event you do need further info, I can arrange to put info online if needed. Gordon Sadler
