> cross-install aborts the installation after installing less and > ed (optional packages), saying: > > ERROR: dpkg did return unusual messages, please investigate: > INSTALLATION ABORTED! > > warning, `temp_build/dpkg/DEBIAN/control' contains user-defined field > `Origin' > warning, `temp_build/dpkg/DEBIAN/control' contains user-defined field > `Bugs' > dpkg-deb: ignoring 2 warnings about the control file(s) > perl-5.005-base provides perl5-base but is unpacked but not > configured. > hurd provides login but is unpacked but not configured. > perl-5.005-base provides perl5-base but is unpacked but not > configured. There are several new fields that the latest dpkg understands which dpkg-hurd does not; this is causing the reported errors. The messages are not, however, harmful. Apply the attached patch to cross-install to continue the installation. --- cross-install Mon Jan 15 23:02:52 2001 +++ cross-install.new Mon Jan 15 23:03:19 2001 @@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ done set +e -errors=`grep -v 'trying to overwrite\|but is unpacked but not configured\|Preparing to replace\|Unpacking\|pre-dependency problem\|Selecting previously deselected package\|pre-depends on\|overriding problem because --force enabled\|(Reading database ...\| package architecture (hurd-i386) does not match system\|is not installed.\|but has never been configured.\|dpkg-deb: building package' ${log}` +errors=`grep -v 'trying to overwrite\|but is unpacked but not configured\|Preparing to replace\|Unpacking\|pre-dependency problem\|Selecting previously deselected package\|pre-depends on\|overriding problem because --force enabled\|(Reading database ...\| package architecture (hurd-i386) does not match system\|is not installed.\|but has never been configured.\|dpkg-deb: building package\|user-defined field\|control file' ${log}` set -e if [ ! "x${errors}" = x ] ; then
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