Bug#239719: xserver-xfree86: v4.3.0-7 post-installation script returned error exit status 139
Okay Gents. Have done the editing of
/var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.[pre|post]inst
To have "set -x" as the second line
As they Both now are faulty since I downgraded to -5 and the re-updated to
-7
I even did a "set -x" before I ran the command, as you will see.
-- Begin xf86-install-set-x-debug-out
Before this output of script, I edited both
/var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.preinst
/var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.postinst
to have "set -x" as the second line.
Script started on Wed 24 Mar 2004 06:24:59 PM EST
duke:/win1# set -x
duke:/win1# DEBCONF_DEBUG=developer dpkg --debug=3773 --install
/var/cache/apt/archives/xserver-xfree86_4.3.0-7_i386.deb
+ DEBCONF_DEBUG=developer
+ dpkg --debug=3773 --install
/var/cache/apt/archives/xserver-xfree86_4.3.0-7_i386.deb
D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting `/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci'
(Reading database ... 212053 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking xserver-xfree86 (from .../xserver-xfree86_4.3.0-7_i386.deb) ...
D000001: process_archive oldversionstatus=not installed
D000002: fork/exec /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst ( )
debconf (developer): frontend started
debconf (developer): frontend running, package name is xserver-xfree86
debconf (developer): starting /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/config configure
debconf (developer): <-- GET
xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/emulate3buttons
debconf (developer): --> 0 false
debconf (developer): <-- GET
xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/zaxismapping
debconf (developer): --> 0 true
debconf (developer): <-- GET
xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/selection-method
debconf (developer): --> 0 Medium
debconf (developer): <-- GET xserver-xfree86/config/modules
debconf (developer): --> 0 bitmap, dbe, ddc, dri, extmod, freetype, glx,
int10, record, speedo, type1, vbe
debconf (developer): <-- GET xserver-xfree86/config/device/driver
debconf (developer): --> 0 nvidia
debconf (developer): <-- METAGET shared/default-x-server owners
debconf (developer): --> 0 xserver-xfree86
debconf (developer): <-- METAGET shared/default-x-server choices
debconf (developer): --> 0 xserver-xfree86
dpkg: error processing
/var/cache/apt/archives/xserver-xfree86_4.3.0-7_i386.deb (--install):
subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 139
D000002: fork/exec /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postrm ( )
D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting `/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci'
D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting running rm -rf
D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting `/var/lib/dpkg/reassemble.deb'
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/xserver-xfree86_4.3.0-7_i386.deb
duke:/win1# exit
Script done on Wed 24 Mar 2004 06:26:47 PM EST
-- End xf86-install-set-x-debug-out
Looks like the errors of significance are in
/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/
Well that doesn't exist now. Because it gets removed by post error
cleanup.
One last thing I also cleaned out all the 4.3.0-7 package from
/var/cache/apt/archives and re-D/Ld the 4.3.0-7 packages from Master to be
sure.
Have fun. You know how to get ahold of me.
--
Greg Folkert, greg@gregfolkert.net
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