Problem with r5k and dpkg

[Krzysztof Krzyzaniak <eloy@transilvania.eu.org>]

mips@root:~{9}# dpkg --purge eterm
(Reading database ... 13088 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing eterm ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/eterm.postrm: line 6:   798 Bus error               $update
dpkg: error processing eterm (--purge):
 subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 138
Errors were encountered while processing:
 eterm

mips@root:~{13}# update-menus
zsh: bus error  update-menus

Package menu is probably corrupted.
  eloy
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