Package: tzdata Version: 2010m-1 Severity: normal On this system, /usr/share/zoneinfo/JEST exists, and /etc/timezone uses it and works fine, but it breaks upgrades of tzdata. root@gnu:/usr/share/zoneinfo>DEBCONF_DEBUG=developer /var/lib/dpkg/info/tzdata.config debconf (developer): frontend started debconf (developer): Trying to find a templates file.. debconf (developer): Trying /var/lib/dpkg/info/tzdata.config.templates debconf (developer): Trying /var/lib/dpkg/info/tzdata.templates debconf (developer): I guess it is /var/lib/dpkg/info/tzdata.templates debconf (developer): frontend running, package name is debconf (developer): starting /var/lib/dpkg/info/tzdata.config debconf (developer): <-- VERSION 2.0 debconf (developer): --> 0 2.0 debconf (developer): <-- CAPB backup debconf (developer): --> 0 multiselect escape backup debconf (developer): <-- FSET tzdata/Areas seen true debconf (developer): --> 0 true debconf (developer): <-- FSET tzdata/Zones/JEST seen true debconf (developer): --> 10 tzdata/Zones/JEST doesn't exist zsh: exit 10 DEBCONF_DEBUG=developer /var/lib/dpkg/info/tzdata.config When using dpkg-reconfigure tzdata, it fails a little later: debconf (developer): <-- VERSION 2.0 debconf (developer): --> 0 2.0 debconf (developer): <-- CAPB backup debconf (developer): --> 0 multiselect escape backup debconf (developer): <-- SET tzdata/Areas JEST debconf (developer): --> 0 value set debconf (developer): <-- SET tzdata/Zones/JEST JEST debconf (developer): --> 10 tzdata/Zones/JEST doesn't exist I think it would be reasonable to have the config script (and postinst) simply bail out without doing anything if a template does not exist for the system's configured time zone. -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages tzdata depends on: ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.36 Debian configuration management sy tzdata recommends no packages. tzdata suggests no packages. -- debconf information: tzdata/Zones/Australia: tzdata/Zones/Asia: tzdata/Zones/SystemV: tzdata/Zones/Pacific: tzdata/Zones/Atlantic: tzdata/Zones/US: * tzdata/Zones/Etc: UTC tzdata/Zones/Arctic: tzdata/Zones/Antarctica: tzdata/Zones/Europe: tzdata/Zones/Africa: * tzdata/Zones/America: New_York * tzdata/Areas: America tzdata/Zones/Indian: -- see shy jo
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