debconf failing with perl_5.6.1 [was: Re: Installation of perl-base_5.6.1-2 fails]
bod@debian.org (Brendan O'Dea) writes:
> On Sun, May 27, 2001 at 02:04:09PM +0200, Paul Seelig wrote:
> >dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/perl-base_5.6.1-2_i386.deb (--unpack):
> > trying to overwrite directory `/usr/share/doc/perl' in package perl with nondirectory
> >dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
> >Errors were encountered while processing:
> > /var/cache/apt/archives/perl-base_5.6.1-2_i386.deb
>
> Fixed in 5.6.1-3 (incoming).
>
Thanks, installation works like a charm.
But obviously now debconf (and in consequence apt-listchanges?) seems
to have a problem with perl_5.6.1:
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Script started on Mon May 28 11:46:27 2001
[root]/tmp > apt-get install debconf apt-listchanges
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
apt-listchanges
1 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 496 not upgraded.
1 packages not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/114kB of archives. After unpacking 180kB will be used.
debconf: Perl may be unconfigured (Can't modify goto in lvalue subroutine return at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Base.pm line 24, near "}"
Compilation failed in require at (eval 3) line 3.
...propagated at /usr/share/perl/5.6.1/base.pm line 18.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Iterator.pm line 5.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Question.pm line 7.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Question.pm line 7.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Config.pm line 5.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Config.pm line 5.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Log.pm line 8.
Compilation failed in require at (eval 1) line 4.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at (eval 1) line 4.
) -- aborting
(Reading database ... 81873 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace debconf 0.9.54 (using .../debconf_0.9.61_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement debconf ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/debconf_0.9.61_all.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite directory `/usr/share/locale/fi' in package gnome-control-center with nondirectory
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Can't modify goto in lvalue subroutine return at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Base.pm line 24, near "}"
Compilation failed in require at (eval 3) line 3.
...propagated at /usr/share/perl/5.6.1/base.pm line 18.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Iterator.pm line 5.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Question.pm line 7.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Question.pm line 7.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Config.pm line 5.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Config.pm line 5.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Log.pm line 8.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Db.pm line 5.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Db.pm line 5.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/debconf/frontend line 22.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/debconf/frontend line 22.
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 255
Unpacking apt-listchanges (from .../apt-listchanges_1.49_all.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/apt-listchanges_1.49_all.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite directory `/usr/share/locale/gl' in package mutt with nondirectory
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/debconf_0.9.61_all.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/apt-listchanges_1.49_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
[root]/tmp > Use "exit" to leave the shell.
[root]/tmp >
Script done on Mon May 28 11:46:57 2001
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I manually downgraded to perl_5.6.0 again and tried installing the
newer debconf from incoming first:
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Script started on Mon May 28 11:56:23 2001
[root]/tmp > apt-get install debconf apt-listchanges
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
perl perl-base perl-modules
4 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 496 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/2995kB of archives. After unpacking 426kB will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 81799 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace perl 5.6.0-21 (using .../archives/perl_5.6.1-3_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement perl ...
Preparing to replace perl-modules 5.6.0-21 (using .../perl-modules_5.6.1-3_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement perl-modules ...
Preparing to replace perl-base 5.6.0-21 (using .../perl-base_5.6.1-3_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement perl-base ...
Setting up perl-base (5.6.1-3) ...
(Reading database ... 81873 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace debconf 0.9.54 (using .../debconf_0.9.61_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement debconf ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/debconf_0.9.61_all.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite directory `/usr/share/locale/fi' in package gnome-control-center with nondirectory
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Can't modify goto in lvalue subroutine return at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Base.pm line 24, near "}"
Compilation failed in require at (eval 3) line 3.
...propagated at /usr/share/perl/5.6.1/base.pm line 18.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Iterator.pm line 5.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Question.pm line 7.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Question.pm line 7.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Config.pm line 5.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Config.pm line 5.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Log.pm line 8.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Db.pm line 5.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Db.pm line 5.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/debconf/frontend line 22.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/debconf/frontend line 22.
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 255
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/debconf_0.9.61_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
[root]/tmp > Use "exit" to leave the shell.
[root]/tmp > exit
Script done on Mon May 28 11:57:53 2001
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So it's back again to perl_5.6.0 ... ;-)
Thanks, P. *8^)
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