Bug#289421: acknowledged by developer (Re: Bug#289421: openoffice.org: debconf weirdness)
On Sat, 8 Jan 2005, Debian Bug Tracking System wrote:
> =46rom what do you run it? From a terminal? No? Read the message.
Well... I might be wrong, but...
> readlinei/teletype requires to be ran with a controlling tty (terminal).
Yes.
# tty
/dev/pts/4
> This is no bug - either in openoffice.org, debconf or some other package.
Then all other packages using debconf should behave in the same way, in
the same session, including debconf itself, which doesn't:
,----
| # apt-get --reinstall install debconf
| ...
| Preconfiguring packages ...
| (Reading database ... 164427 files and directories currently installed.)
| Preparing to replace debconf 1.4.30.11
| (using .../debconf_1.4.30.11_all.deb) ...
| Unpacking replacement debconf ...
| Setting up debconf (1.4.30.11) ...
`----
> Closing.
You might want to reconsider that? The bug might hide somewhere else.
I think the whole thing boils down to a misinterpretation of an error
somewhere along the way. With:
# export DEBCONF_DEBUG=developer
I get:
,----
| Unpacking replacement openoffice.org ...
| debconf (developer): frontend started
| debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Readline
| debconf: (This frontend requires a controlling tty.)
| debconf: falling back to frontend: Teletype
| debconf (developer): frontend running, package name is openoffice.org
| debconf (developer): starting
| /usr/share/openoffice.org-debian-files/hooks/postrm.d/prelink
| upgrade 1.1.2dfsg1-3
| debconf (developer): <-- GET openoffice.org-bin/prelink
| debconf (developer): --> 0 false
| Setting up openoffice.org (1.1.2dfsg1-3) ...
| debconf (developer): frontend started
| debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Readline
| debconf: (This frontend requires a controlling tty.)
| debconf: falling back to frontend: Teletype
| debconf (developer): Trying to find a templates file..
| debconf (developer): Trying
| /usr/share/openoffice.org-debian-files/hooks/postinst.d/prelink.templates
| debconf (developer): Trying /usr/share/debconf/templates/prelink.templates
| debconf (developer): Couldn't find a templates file.
| debconf (developer): frontend running, package name is
| debconf (developer): starting
| /usr/share/openoffice.org-debian-files/hooks/postinst.d/prelink
| configure 1.1.2dfsg1-3
| debconf (developer): <-- GET openoffice.org-bin/prelink
| debconf (developer): --> 0 false
`----
Does this shed more light on the problem?
> If you reported some other bugs like that you should close them too.
No. I didn't. But I'm planning to.
Cheers,
Cristian
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