Package: python-ropemacs Version: 0.6c2-3 Severity: normal
When I tried to purge the package, I got <quote> Reading package fields... Done Reading package status... Done Retrieving bug reports... Done Parsing Found/Fixed information... Done Extracting templates from packages: 100% Preconfiguring packages ... dpkg: error processing python-ropemacs (--purge): Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should reinstall it before attempting a removal. Errors were encountered while processing: python-ropemacs E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) A package failed to install. Trying to recover: Press return to continue. </quote> and similar for uninstall (with --remove in place of --purge). > For now, you can just manually add the following line to the > python-ropemacs section of /var/lib/dpkg/status: > Python-Version: >=2.5 Made no ifference to an attempt to purge but - thankfully - did make it possible to install, so my problem is solved, at least - thank you. > I wonder though if this isn't a bug in python-central. It does sound that way: if a package contains a mistake (missing Python-Version line), python-central turns it into a problem that completely blocks aptitude from doing anything useful (specifically including backing out of the mistake) until - and I trust this is anathema to everyone - someone intervenes manually to edit an internal config file of dpkg ... -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_GB.ISO-8859-15, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.ISO-8859-15 (charmap=ISO-8859-15) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages python-ropemacs depends on: ii pymacs 0.23-1.1 interface between Emacs Lisp and P ii python-rope 0.9.2-1 Python refactoring library python-ropemacs recommends no packages. python-ropemacs suggests no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
