Package: apt Version: 0.1.9 Problem ? ------- There is a bad interpretation in the exist code of dpkg-deb with apt-get..
my configuration: HP Lhpro Bi pentium PRO [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~] dpkg -l |grep dpkg ii apt 0.1.9 Front-End for dpkg ii dpkg 1.4.0.34 Package maintenance system for Debian Linux ii dpkg-dev 1.4.0.34 Package building tools for Debian Linux ii dpkg-mountable 0.7 Enhanced access method for dselect [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~] uname -a Linux syspeo 2.2.13-rtl2.0 #1 SMP Thu Dec 30 16:12:47 CET 1999 i686 unknown [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~] dpkg -l |grep libc ii libc5 5.4.46-3 The Linux C library version 5 (run-time libr ii libc6 2.0.7.19981211 GNU C Library: shared libraries ii libc6-dev 2.0.7.19981211 GNU C Library: Development libraries and hea ii libcompfaceg1 1989.11.11-16 Compress/decompress images for mailheaders, ii libg++272 2.7.2.8-0.1 The GNU C++ libraries (libc6 version). ii libgpmg1 1.14-3 General Purpose Mouse Library [libc6] ii libtiff3g 3.4beta037-5.1 tiff runtime library [libc6] ii tcl76 7.6p2-7 The Tool Command Language (TCL) v7.6 - libc5 ii tk42 4.2p2-7 The Tk toolkit for TCL and X11 v4.2 - libc5 ii xlib6 3.3.6-1.99.sli shared libraries required by libc5 X clients ii xpm4.7 3.4j-0.6 X Pixmap libraries (for libc5) - runtime ii xpm4g 3.4j-0.6 X Pixmap libraries (for libc6) - runtime I am using apt-get in order to manage my local LAN, and i construct a directory with different packages i386.deb files. the following command on my specific directory give..... --------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~] dpkg-scanpackages /libre_2/package_debian/dists/stable/main /tmp/. ../.. dpkg-deb (subprocess): unexpected end of file in member data in /libre_2/package_debian/dists/stable/main/nethack_3.2.3-3_i386.deb gzip: stdin: unexpected end of file dpkg-deb: subprocess gzip -dc returned error exit status 1 Couldn't call dpkg-deb on /libre_2/package_debian/dists/stable/main/nethack_3.2.3-3_i386.deb: --------------- the problem is that the exit code is good ( $? = 0 ), and of course my script wich used the dpkg-scanpackages can not stop ... if i use the dpkg-deb with my test file, i have the following result... --------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~] dpkg-deb -I /libre_2/package_debian/dists/stable/main/nethack_3.2.3-3_i386.deb;echo $? new debian package, version 2.0. size 2920 bytes: control archive= 4412 bytes. dpkg-deb (subprocess): unexpected end of file in member data in /libre_2/package_debian/dists/stable/main/nethack_3.2.3-3_i386.deb gzip: stdin: unexpected end of file dpkg-deb: subprocess gzip -dc returned error exit status 1 2 --------------- and this is normal because my package is broken. Conclusion: ----------- I suspect that in the apt-get utility, the exit code when using dpkg-deb is not tested best regards -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jean-Marc Lacroix e-Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
