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Re: Bug#79312: Debconf::FrontEnd having init problems



Gary Burke wrote:
> Package: Debconf
> Version: 0.5.34
> 
> Problem:  Unable to configure package through apt due to perl errors.
> Perl-5.6 is installed.  The Debconf::Frontend packages are identical to
> others on a working system.  This may in fact be a problem with perl.

It certianl looks like one.

> ------ error log from apt-get install debconf:
> 
> Ambiguous call resolved as CORE::chdir(), qualify as such or use & at /usr/lib/perl5/Cwd.pm line 262.
> Ambiguous call resolved as CORE::chdir(), qualify as such or use & at /usr/lib/perl5/Cwd.pm line 264.

Your system does not appear to be using perl-5.6. Do you have a
/usr/lib/perl5/5.6/Cwd.pm?

What does this say?

perl -we 'chdir("/") || die $!'

What does perl -V say?

> debconf: failed to initialize frontend: Text
> debconf: (Can't locate object method "new" via package "Debconf::FrontEnd::Text" at (eval 5) line 3.)

Do you have a /usr/lib/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Text.pm?

> debconf: failed to initialize frontend: Slang
> debconf: (Can't locate object method "new" via package "Debconf::FrontEnd::Slang" at (eval 8) line 3.)
> 
> debconf: failed to initialize frontend: Dialog
> debconf: (Can't locate object method "new" via package "Debconf::FrontEnd::Dialog" at (eval 12) line 3.)
> 
> debconf: failed to initialize frontend: Noninteractive
> debconf: (Can't locate object method "new" via package "Debconf::FrontEnd::Noninteractive" at (eval 13) line 3.)
> 
> Unable to start a frontend: Can't locate object method "new" via package "Debconf::FrontEnd::Noninteractive" at (eval 13) line 3. at /usr/lib/perl5/Debconf/AutoSelect.pm line 36.
> dpkg: error processing debconf (--configure):
>  subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 255
> -------------------

-- 
see shy jo, getting really tired of having to deal with perl's breakage



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