Bug#289954: emacs terminal causes package installs using ucf/debconf to hang
On Thu, 2008-10-02 at 20:05 +0200, Sven Joachim wrote: reassign 289954 debconf forcemerge 497357 289954 thanks [ A bit belated reply, I hope it is still useful. ] Yes. Thank you very much. Ross -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#289954: emacs terminal causes package installs using ucf/debconf to hang
reassign 289954 debconf forcemerge 497357 289954 thanks [ A bit belated reply, I hope it is still useful. ] On 2005-12-26 23:16 +0100, Ross Boylan wrote: I'm still seeing this problem in a current testing system. In the latest incarnation, xserver-xorg was prompting for responses (specifically for the device to use for the mouse) and, no matter what I typed, it just asked again. When I just hit enter, it proceeded. The X stuff has shifted over to using debconf. Again, I was running inside an emacs shell in a virtual terminal (i.e., not inside an X session). This is a significant problem, as it interferes with installation. I'm not entirely convinced this is really emacs's fault; it seems the problem might be with debconf. But the only thing I know for sure is the symptoms. This is indeed a debconf problem, see #497357. P.S. I don't usually run apt-get inside an emacs shells. However, I don't seem to see this problem consistently even when I do. The suggested solution mentioned in #497357 is to install the libterm-readline-gnu-perl package. However, dpkg-reconfigure dash did not work for me; it printed the default value, but changing it had no effect, YMMV. Cheers, Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#289954: emacs terminal causes package installs using ucf/debconf to hang
I'm still seeing this problem in a current testing system. In the latest incarnation, xserver-xorg was prompting for responses (specifically for the device to use for the mouse) and, no matter what I typed, it just asked again. When I just hit enter, it proceeded. The X stuff has shifted over to using debconf. Again, I was running inside an emacs shell in a virtual terminal (i.e., not inside an X session). This is a significant problem, as it interferes with installation. I'm not entirely convinced this is really emacs's fault; it seems the problem might be with debconf. But the only thing I know for sure is the symptoms. Ross P.S. I don't usually run apt-get inside an emacs shells. However, I don't seem to see this problem consistently even when I do. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
