Bug#324038: /var/lib/dpkg/info/base-config.postinst: line 59: syntax error near unexpected token `db_fset'

[John Candlish <john_candlish@mail.candlish.net>]

Package: base-config
Version: 2.70
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable

This happens :
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Setting up base-config (2.70) ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/base-config.postinst: line 59: syntax error near
unexpected token `db_fset'
dpkg: error processing base-config (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
 Errors were encountered while processing:
  base-config

because of the dangling '\' char on line 57
biblio:~# cat -n /var/lib/dpkg/info/base-config.postinst | egrep "^
+5[6789]"
    56                  apt-setup/security-updates \
    57                  apt-setup/security-updates-failed \
    58          do
    59                  db_fset $q seen false || true
biblio:~# 

-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.12.4
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)

Versions of packages base-config depends on:
ii  adduser                 3.67             Add and remove users and groups
ii  apt                     0.6.40.1         Advanced front-end for dpkg
ii  bsdutils                1:2.12p-6        Basic utilities from 4.4BSD-Lite
ii  console-data            2002.12.04dbs-49 Keymaps, fonts, charset maps, fall
ii  console-tools           1:0.2.3dbs-56    Linux console and font utilities
ii  debconf                 1.4.57           Debian configuration management sy
ii  debianutils             2.14.2           Miscellaneous utilities specific t
ii  gettext-base            0.14.5-2         GNU Internationalization utilities
ii  passwd                  1:4.0.3-39       change and administer password and

base-config recommends no packages.

-- debconf information:
  base-config/menu/exit:
  base-config/late_command:
  base-config/start-display-manager: true
  base-config/menu/hostname:
  mirror/suite: testing
  base-config/early_command:
* apt-setup/country: Norway
* apt-setup/uri_type: cdrom
  apt-setup/cd/missing:
  apt-setup/cd/bad:
* apt-setup/security-updates: false
  base-config/menu/finish:
  base-config/stop-ppp: true
  debian-installer/language:
  base-config/menu/apt-setup:
  debian-installer/country:
* apt-setup/non-free: true
* apt-setup/non-us: true
  base-config/menu/intro:
  base-config/menu/passwd:
  base-config/main-menu:
  debian-installer/keymap:
  apt-setup/badsource:
* base-config/use-ppp: false
  base-config/get-hostname:
* base-config/login-with-tty:
  base-config/menu/shell:
* apt-setup/distribution: stable
* apt-setup/another: false
* apt-setup/directory: /debian/
* apt-setup/cd/another: false
  apt-setup/badedit:
  apt-setup/baddir:
  base-config/menu/pkgsel:
  base-config/menu/timezone:
* apt-setup/hostname: ftp.no.debian.org
  base-config/menu/pon:
  apt-setup/title:
  mirror/http/proxy:
* apt-setup/contrib: true
  apt-setup/non-us-failed:
* apt-setup/cd/dev: /dev/cdrom
  apt-setup/not-mirror:
  base-config/retry-ppp: true
  apt-setup/security-updates-failed:
  base-config/pkgsel-short: done
  base-config/menu/mta:
  base-config/intro:
* base-config/run-tasksel: false
  base-config/title:
* apt-setup/mirror: ftp.no.debian.org
  base-config/menu/keyboard:
  base-config/install-problem: true
* base-config/pkgsel: nothing - you may manually run apt-get or any of the above later
  base-config/menu/debconf-seed:
  base-config/login:
* base-config/run-dselect: false
* base-config/dselect:
* base-config/remove-pcmcia: true
  base-config/invalid-hostname: