dpkg-reconfigure debconf worked just fine. BTW. I switched the priority level for ignored questions to low. This caused the apt-get configuration dialog to be shown for more advanced options, too (compilation tuning, etc.). I previously thought these questions were not shown because of the bug (I was asked these on another quantal system I use).
After adding the "set -x": root@mele:~# DEBCONF_DEBUG=developer dpkg --configure -a Setting up apt-build (0.12.43) ... debconf (developer): frontend started debconf (developer): frontend running, package name is apt-build debconf (developer): starting /var/lib/dpkg/info/apt-build.config configure + set -e + CONFFILE=/etc/apt/apt-build.conf + build_dir= + repository_dir= + Olevel= + mtune= + options= + make_options= + . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule + [ ! 1 ] + [ -z ] + exec + [ ] + exec + DEBCONF_REDIR=1 + export DEBCONF_REDIR + [ -e /etc/apt/apt-build.conf ] + ok= + [ -z ] + db_input medium apt-build/build_dir + _db_cmd INPUT medium apt-build/build_dir + _db_internal_IFS= + IFS= + printf %s\n INPUT medium apt-build/build_dir + IFS= + IFS= read -r _db_internal_line debconf (developer): <-- INPUT medium apt-build/build_dir debconf (developer): --> 0 question will be asked + RET=question will be asked + return 0 + db_go + _db_cmd GO + _db_internal_IFS= + IFS= + printf %s\n GO + IFS= + IFS= read -r _db_internal_line debconf (developer): <-- GO debconf (developer): --> 0 ok + RET=ok + return 0 + db_get apt-build/build_dir + _db_cmd GET apt-build/build_dir + _db_internal_IFS= + IFS= + printf %s\n GET apt-build/build_dir + IFS= + IFS= read -r _db_internal_line debconf (developer): <-- GET apt-build/build_dir debconf (developer): --> 0 /var/cache/apt-build/build + RET=/var/cache/apt-build/build + return 0 + [ -z /var/cache/apt-build/build ] + ok=0 + [ -z 0 ] + repository_dir= + [ -z ] + db_input medium apt-build/repository_dir + _db_cmd INPUT medium apt-build/repository_dir + _db_internal_IFS= + IFS= + printf %s\n INPUT medium apt-build/repository_dir + IFS= + IFS= read -r _db_internal_line debconf (developer): <-- INPUT medium apt-build/repository_dir debconf (developer): --> 0 question will be asked + RET=question will be asked + return 0 + db_go + _db_cmd GO + _db_internal_IFS= + IFS= + printf %s\n GO + IFS= + IFS= read -r _db_internal_line debconf (developer): <-- GO debconf (developer): --> 0 ok + RET=ok + return 0 + db_get apt-build/repository_dir + _db_cmd GET apt-build/repository_dir + _db_internal_IFS= + IFS= + printf %s\n GET apt-build/repository_dir + IFS= + IFS= read -r _db_internal_line debconf (developer): <-- GET apt-build/repository_dir debconf (developer): --> 0 /var/cache/apt-build/repository + RET=/var/cache/apt-build/repository + return 0 + [ -z /var/cache/apt-build/repository ] + repository_dir=/var/cache/apt-build/repository + [ -z /var/cache/apt-build/repository ] + db_subst apt-build/add_to_sourceslist repo /var/cache/apt-build/repository + _db_cmd SUBST apt-build/add_to_sourceslist repo /var/cache/apt-build/repository + _db_internal_IFS= + IFS= + printf %s\n SUBST apt-build/add_to_sourceslist repo /var/cache/apt-build/repository + IFS= + IFS= read -r _db_internal_line debconf (developer): <-- SUBST apt-build/add_to_sourceslist repo /var/cache/apt-build/repository debconf (developer): --> 0 + RET=0 + return 0 + apt-config shell etcdir Dir::Etc + eval etcdir='etc/apt/' + etcdir=etc/apt/ + apt-config shell sourceslist Dir::Etc::sourcelist + eval sourceslist='sources.list' + sourceslist=sources.list + apt-config shell sourcesparts Dir::Etc::sourceparts + eval sourcesparts='sources.list.d' + sourcesparts=sources.list.d + [ ! -e /etc/apt/apt-build.conf ] + db_set apt-build/add_to_sourceslist true + _db_cmd SET apt-build/add_to_sourceslist true + _db_internal_IFS= + IFS= + printf %s\n SET apt-build/add_to_sourceslist true + IFS= + IFS= read -r _db_internal_line debconf (developer): <-- SET apt-build/add_to_sourceslist true debconf (developer): --> 0 value set + RET=value set + return 0 + db_input critical apt-build/add_to_sourceslist + _db_cmd INPUT critical apt-build/add_to_sourceslist + _db_internal_IFS= + IFS= + printf %s\n INPUT critical apt-build/add_to_sourceslist + IFS= + IFS= read -r _db_internal_line debconf (developer): <-- INPUT critical apt-build/add_to_sourceslist debconf (developer): --> 0 question will be asked + RET=question will be asked + return 0 + db_input critical apt-build/olevel + _db_cmd INPUT critical apt-build/olevel + _db_internal_IFS= + IFS= + printf %s\n INPUT critical apt-build/olevel + IFS= + IFS= read -r _db_internal_line debconf (developer): <-- INPUT critical apt-build/olevel debconf (developer): --> 0 question will be asked + RET=question will be asked + return 0 + db_input medium apt-build/options + _db_cmd INPUT medium apt-build/options + _db_internal_IFS= + IFS= + printf %s\n INPUT medium apt-build/options + IFS= + IFS= read -r _db_internal_line debconf (developer): <-- INPUT medium apt-build/options debconf (developer): --> 0 question will be asked + RET=question will be asked + return 0 + db_go + _db_cmd GO + _db_internal_IFS= + IFS= + printf %s\n GO + IFS= + IFS= read -r _db_internal_line debconf (developer): <-- GO debconf (developer): --> 0 ok + RET=ok + return 0 + multithreaded= + [ -n ] + [ -r /proc/cpuinfo ] + [ ! -e /etc/apt/apt-build.conf ] + grep -c processor /proc/cpuinfo + multithreaded=-j0 dpkg: error processing apt-build (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: apt-build -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1065678 Title: Unable to install apt-build, apparently a bug in debconf To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt-build/+bug/1065678/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
