Bug#632720: tzdata: fails to install when setting debconf values beforehand
On Tue, Jul 05, 2011 at 12:39:31PM +0200, Johannes Schauer wrote:
> Package: tzdata
> Version: 2011h-3
> Severity: normal
>
> Hi,
>
> this problem was present since 2011h-1 and while I can install tzdata
> again since bug #631878 is fixed, I still get the exact same error as
> described in that bug report when using debconf-set-selections before
> package installation:
>
> Setting up tzdata (2011h-3) ...
> dpkg: error processing tzdata (--configure):
> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 10
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> tzdata
>
> This is how to reproduce the problem:
>
> $ sudo multistrap -f multistrap.conf
>
> multistrap.conf:
> -%<--------------------------------------
> [General]
> arch=
> directory=debian-sid-multistrap
> cleanup=true
> debootstrap=Debian
> aptsources=Debian
> debconfseed=tzdata.debconf
>
> [Debian]
> packages=apt
> source=http://cdn.debian.net/debian
> keyring=debian-archive-keyring
> suite=sid
> ->%--------------------------------------
>
> tzdata.debconf:
> -%<--------------------------------------
> tzdata tzdata/Zones/Europe select Berlin
> tzdata tzdata/Areas select Europe
> ->%--------------------------------------
>
> To not encounter the problem, either comment the debconfseed line in
> multistrap.conf or the lines in tzdata.debconf. Multistrap will run fine
> then.
The other option is to not use spaces between "Berlin" or "Europe". With
your current file, the preseeded values are " Berlin" and " Europe",
which of course are not known to tzdata.
It doesn't seems to be a tzdata problem, it's either a problem in your
preseeding file or in multistrap.
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Aurelien Jarno GPG: 1024D/F1BCDB73
aurelien@aurel32.net http://www.aurel32.net
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