Bug#293845: Syntax error in dpkg-preconfigure
Package: dpkg
Version: 1.10.26
Severity: important
When running apt-get upgrade I got this output. Note the syntax error right after fetching the packages. They seemed to install ok, but I don't really feel safe ignoring this...
Regards
-Thue
The following packages will be upgraded:
console-tools cpio cupsys cupsys-bsd cupsys-client debconf debconf-i18n
debconf-utils gnupg libbluetooth1 libconsole libcupsimage2
libcupsys2-gnutls10 libglib2.0-0 libglib2.0-dev libiw27 libmime-perl
libpixman1 libxml2 libxslt1 libxslt1.1 mtools smartmontools udev
24 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 15.0MB of archives.
After unpacking 20.5kB of additional disk space will be used.
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Get:1 http://ftp.acc.umu.se unstable/main debconf-i18n 1.4.45 [97.1kB]
Get:2 http://ftp.acc.umu.se unstable/main debconf 1.4.45 [102kB]
Get:3 http://ftp.acc.umu.se unstable/main console-tools 1:0.2.3dbs-56 [296kB]
Get:4 http://ftp.acc.umu.se unstable/main libconsole 1:0.2.3dbs-56 [128kB]
Get:5 http://ftp.acc.umu.se unstable/main cpio 2.5-1.2 [64.9kB]
Get:6 http://ftp.acc.umu.se unstable/main gnupg 1.4.0-2 [1845kB]
Get:7 http://ftp.acc.umu.se unstable/main mtools 3.9.9-2.1 [199kB]
Get:8 http://ftp.acc.umu.se unstable/main libcupsys2-gnutls10 1.1.23-4 [74.3kB]
Get:9 http://ftp.acc.umu.se unstable/main libcupsimage2 1.1.23-4 [35.5kB]
Get:10 http://ftp.acc.umu.se unstable/main cupsys 1.1.23-4 [8935kB]
Get:11 http://ftp.acc.umu.se unstable/main cupsys-bsd 1.1.23-4 [40.9kB]
Get:12 http://ftp.acc.umu.se unstable/main cupsys-client 1.1.23-4 [91.4kB]
Get:13 http://ftp.acc.umu.se unstable/main debconf-utils 1.4.45 [33.0kB]
Get:14 http://ftp.acc.umu.se unstable/main libbluetooth1 2.15-1 [31.4kB]
Get:15 http://ftp.acc.umu.se unstable/main libglib2.0-dev 2.6.2-1 [804kB]
Get:16 http://ftp.acc.umu.se unstable/main libglib2.0-0 2.6.2-1 [446kB]
Get:17 http://ftp.acc.umu.se unstable/main libmime-perl 5.417-1 [364kB]
Get:18 http://ftp.acc.umu.se unstable/main libpixman1 0.1.3-1 [52.4kB]
Get:19 http://ftp.acc.umu.se unstable/main libxml2 2.6.16-2 [602kB]
Get:20 http://ftp.acc.umu.se unstable/main libxslt1 1.1.12-4 [81.6kB]
Get:21 http://ftp.acc.umu.se unstable/main libxslt1.1 1.1.12-4 [193kB]
Get:22 http://ftp.acc.umu.se unstable/main smartmontools 5.32-3 [222kB]
Get:23 http://ftp.acc.umu.se unstable/main libiw27 27-2 [26.1kB]
Get:24 http://ftp.acc.umu.se unstable/main udev 0.051-1 [244kB]
Fetched 15.0MB in 22s (667kB/s)
String found where operator expected at /usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure line 96, near "die sprintf(gettext(""
(Might be a runaway multi-line "" string starting on line 94)
(Missing semicolon on previous line?)
Bareword found where operator expected at /usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure line 96, near "die sprintf(gettext("debconf"
(Do you need to predeclare die?)
Unquoted string "debconf" may clash with future reserved word at /usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure line 96.
String found where operator expected at /usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure line 103, near "gettext(""
(Might be a runaway multi-line "" string starting on line 96)
(Missing semicolon on previous line?)
Bareword found where operator expected at /usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure line 104, near "$package, $confmodule"
(Might be a runaway multi-line ff string starting on line 103)
(Missing operator before dule?)
Unquoted string "dule" may clash with future reserved word at /usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure line 104.
syntax error at /usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure line 96, near "die sprintf(gettext(""
Unmatched right curly bracket at /usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure line 108, at end of line
syntax error at /usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure line 108, near "}"
Execution of /usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure aborted due to compilation errors.
(Reading database ... 99187 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace debconf-i18n 1.4.43 (using .../debconf-i18n_1.4.45_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement debconf-i18n ...
Preparing to replace debconf 1.4.43 (using .../debconf_1.4.45_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement debconf ...
Preparing to replace console-tools 1:0.2.3dbs-55 (using .../console-tools_1%3a0.2.3dbs-56_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement console-tools ...
Preparing to replace libconsole 1:0.2.3dbs-55 (using .../libconsole_1%3a0.2.3dbs-56_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libconsole ...
Preparing to replace cpio 2.5-1.1 (using .../archives/cpio_2.5-1.2_i386.deb) ...Unpacking replacement cpio ...
Preparing to replace gnupg 1.4.0-1 (using .../gnupg_1.4.0-2_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement gnupg ...
Preparing to replace mtools 3.9.9-2 (using .../mtools_3.9.9-2.1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement mtools ...
Preparing to replace libcupsys2-gnutls10 1.1.23-3 (using .../libcupsys2-gnutls10_1.1.23-4_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libcupsys2-gnutls10 ...
Preparing to replace libcupsimage2 1.1.23-3 (using .../libcupsimage2_1.1.23-4_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libcupsimage2 ...
Preparing to replace cupsys 1.1.23-3 (using .../cupsys_1.1.23-4_i386.deb) ...
Stopping printing system service: cupsd.
Unpacking replacement cupsys ...
Preparing to replace cupsys-bsd 1.1.23-3 (using .../cupsys-bsd_1.1.23-4_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement cupsys-bsd ...
Preparing to replace cupsys-client 1.1.23-3 (using .../cupsys-client_1.1.23-4_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement cupsys-client ...
Preparing to replace debconf-utils 1.4.43 (using .../debconf-utils_1.4.45_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement debconf-utils ...
Preparing to replace libbluetooth1 2.11-1 (using .../libbluetooth1_2.15-1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libbluetooth1 ...
Preparing to replace libglib2.0-dev 2.6.1-3 (using .../libglib2.0-dev_2.6.2-1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libglib2.0-dev ...
Preparing to replace libglib2.0-0 2.6.1-3 (using .../libglib2.0-0_2.6.2-1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libglib2.0-0 ...
Preparing to replace libmime-perl 5.415-2 (using .../libmime-perl_5.417-1_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libmime-perl ...
Preparing to replace libpixman1 0.1.1-1 (using .../libpixman1_0.1.3-1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libpixman1 ...
Preparing to replace libxml2 2.6.11-5 (using .../libxml2_2.6.16-2_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libxml2 ...
Preparing to replace libxslt1 1.1.8-5 (using .../libxslt1_1.1.12-4_i386.deb) ...Unpacking replacement libxslt1 ...
Preparing to replace libxslt1.1 1.1.8-5 (using .../libxslt1.1_1.1.12-4_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libxslt1.1 ...
Preparing to replace smartmontools 5.32-2 (using .../smartmontools_5.32-3_i386.deb) ...
Stopping S.M.A.R.T. daemon: smartd.
Unpacking replacement smartmontools ...
Preparing to replace libiw27 27-1 (using .../archives/libiw27_27-2_i386.deb) ...Unpacking replacement libiw27 ...
Preparing to replace udev 0.050-6 (using .../archives/udev_0.051-1_i386.deb) ...Unpacking replacement udev ...
dpkg: warning - unable to delete old file `/etc/udev/permissions.d': Directory not empty
Setting up libconsole (0.2.3dbs-56) ...
Setting up cpio (2.5-1.2) ...
Setting up gnupg (1.4.0-2) ...
Setting up mtools (3.9.9-2.1) ...
Setting up libcupsys2-gnutls10 (1.1.23-4) ...
Setting up libcupsimage2 (1.1.23-4) ...
Setting up cupsys-client (1.1.23-4) ...
Setting up libbluetooth1 (2.15-1) ...
Setting up libglib2.0-0 (2.6.2-1) ...
Setting up libglib2.0-dev (2.6.2-1) ...
Setting up libmime-perl (5.417-1) ...
Setting up libpixman1 (0.1.3-1) ...
Setting up libxml2 (2.6.16-2) ...
Setting up libxslt1.1 (1.1.12-4) ...
Setting up libxslt1 (1.1.12-4) ...
Setting up smartmontools (5.32-3) ...
Enabling S.M.A.R.T. for: /dev/hda.
Starting S.M.A.R.T. daemon: smartd.
Setting up libiw27 (27-2) ...
Setting up udev (0.051-1) ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/init.d/udev ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/udev/udev.conf ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/udev/udev.rules ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/udev/devfs.rules ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/dev.d/net/hotplug.dev ...
Setting up debconf-i18n (1.4.45) ...
Setting up debconf (1.4.45) ...
Setting up console-tools (0.2.3dbs-56) ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/console-tools/config ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/init.d/console-screen.sh ...
Setting up cupsys (1.1.23-4) ...
Starting printing system service: cupsd.
Setting up cupsys-bsd (1.1.23-4) ...
Setting up debconf-utils (1.4.45) ...
hR ~>
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.11-rc3
Locale: LANG=da_DK.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=da_DK.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Versions of packages dpkg depends on:
ii dselect 1.10.26 a user tool to manage Debian packa
ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-20 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
-- no debconf information
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