Bug#189552: dpkg: xlibs 4.2.1-6 package fails silently
Package: dpkg
Version: 1.10.9
Severity: important
Tags: sid
If i run
# LC_ALL=C dpkg -i xlibs_4.2.1-6_i386.deb
(Reading database ... 128687 files and directories currently
installed.)
Preparing to replace xlibs 4.2.1-6 (using xlibs_4.2.1-6_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement xlibs ...
Setting up xlibs (4.2.1-6) ...
However, the package is _not_ correctly installed, many files are
missing (ie xkb/keymaps/xfree86)
Now i run
# LC_ALL=C dpkg -D2 -i xlibs_4.2.1-6_i386.deb
And get:
(Reading database ... 128687 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace xlibs 4.2.1-6 (using xlibs_4.2.1-6_i386.deb) ...
D000002: maintainer_script_alternative nonexistent prerm
`/var/lib/dpkg/info/xlibs.prerm'
D000002: fork/exec /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst ( )
Unpacking replacement xlibs ...
D000002: fork/exec /var/lib/dpkg/info/xlibs.postrm ( )
D000002: process_archive info installed /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postrm as
/var/lib/dpkg/info//xlibs.postrm
D000002: process_archive info installed /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/shlibs as
/var/lib/dpkg/info//xlibs.shlibs
D000002: process_archive info installed /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst as
/var/lib/dpkg/info//xlibs.preinst
D000002: process_archive info installed /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/conffiles
as /var/lib/dpkg/info//xlibs.conffiles
D000002: process_archive info installed /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/md5sums as
/var/lib/dpkg/info//xlibs.md5sums
D000002: process_archive info installed /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postinst as
/var/lib/dpkg/info//xlibs.postinst
D000002: process_archive tmp.ci script/file `.' contains dot
D000002: process_archive tmp.ci script/file `..' contains dot
D000002: process_archive tmp.ci script/file
`/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/control' is control
Setting up xlibs (4.2.1-6) ...
D000002: fork/exec /var/lib/dpkg/info/xlibs.postinst (dpkg: error
processing xlibs (--install):
subprocess post-installation script killed by signal (Segmentation
fault), core dumped
Errors were encountered while processing:
xlibs
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux DeepThought 2.4.20 #2 Mon Mär 10 02:04:31 CET 2003 i686
Locale: LANG=de_DE@euro, LC_CTYPE=de_DE (ignored: LC_ALL set)
Versions of packages dpkg depends on:
ii dselect 1.10.9 a user tool to manage Debian packa
ii libc6 2.3.1-16 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
-- no debconf information
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