> cross-install aborts the installation after installing less and
> ed (optional packages), saying:
>
> ERROR: dpkg did return unusual messages, please investigate:
> INSTALLATION ABORTED!
>
> warning, `temp_build/dpkg/DEBIAN/control' contains user-defined field
> `Origin'
> warning, `temp_build/dpkg/DEBIAN/control' contains user-defined field
> `Bugs'
> dpkg-deb: ignoring 2 warnings about the control file(s)
> perl-5.005-base provides perl5-base but is unpacked but not
> configured.
> hurd provides login but is unpacked but not configured.
> perl-5.005-base provides perl5-base but is unpacked but not
> configured.
There are several new fields that the latest dpkg understands which
dpkg-hurd does not; this is causing the reported errors. The messages
are not, however, harmful. Apply the attached patch to cross-install
to continue the installation.
--- cross-install Mon Jan 15 23:02:52 2001
+++ cross-install.new Mon Jan 15 23:03:19 2001
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@
done
set +e
-errors=`grep -v 'trying to overwrite\|but is unpacked but not configured\|Preparing
to replace\|Unpacking\|pre-dependency problem\|Selecting previously deselected
package\|pre-depends on\|overriding problem because --force enabled\|(Reading database
...\| package architecture (hurd-i386) does not match system\|is not installed.\|but
has never been configured.\|dpkg-deb: building package' ${log}`
+errors=`grep -v 'trying to overwrite\|but is unpacked but not configured\|Preparing
+to replace\|Unpacking\|pre-dependency problem\|Selecting previously deselected
+package\|pre-depends on\|overriding problem because --force enabled\|(Reading
+database ...\| package architecture (hurd-i386) does not match system\|is not
+installed.\|but has never been configured.\|dpkg-deb: building package\|user-defined
+field\|control file' ${log}`
set -e
if [ ! "x${errors}" = x ] ; then
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