Bug#3014: slrn installation scripts fail
Package: slrn
Version: 0.8.7.1-2
When I attempted to install slrn, the installation script failed.
I expected either slrn to be completely installed, or not installed
at all and notified of a dependency problem.
Here's the transcript. From this, it looks like the script prompted me
whether to get the file in the background. In fact, it never gave me
a chance to respond.
# dpkg -i slrn*
Selecting previously deselected package slrn.
(Reading database ... 19908 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking slrn (from slrn-0.8.7.1-2.deb) ...
Setting up slrn ...
You don't have a newsgroupsdescription-file on your system. slrn uses this
file to speed up startup-time. Do you want me to get one now ? If you answer
yes to this question, I will get it in the background, so you can continue
with whatever you want, just as long as you don't reboot till I'm done.
Can't open configure: No such file or directory
Can't open <unknown>: No such file or directory
Get one now Y/y N/n ? [Y] Getting file in background
Expecting string argument.
/etc/news/slrn.rc: Unsupported option on line 9
hostname
I am using Debian 1.1 beta, kernel 1.3.64, libc5-5.2.18-6, perl-5.002-7
No other news software installed on my machine.
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