Re: Bug#276306: dpkg -P backuppc fails (debconf problem ?)
Ludovic Drolez <ldrolez@debian.org> wrote:
> Frank Küster wrote:
>> Please try to debug by putting a "set -x" into
>> /var/lib/dpkg/info/backuppc.postrm (or prerm, whatever it is). If it
>> really hangs at db_purge, it may be a bug in debconf. You should know
>> that.
>
> Yes, I've alread tried the 'set -x'. That's how I found it was stuck in db_purge...
>
> I've tried debconf 1.4.30.5, 1.4.30.8 and 1.4.39. They're all stuck in db_purge,
> waiting for something from stdin !
Calm down. Start reading. Start with debconf-devel(7). Go to the
DEBUGGING section.
Regards, Frank
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Frank Küster
Inst. f. Biochemie der Univ. Zürich
Debian Developer
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