Bug#66024: tetex-base: New installation fails because preinst script fails for no apparent reason

["KORN Andras" <korn@chardonnay.math.bme.hu>]

Package: tetex-base
Version: 1.0.2-1
Severity: important

Hi,

upgrading to this package version apparently works, but installing it on a
system without TeX does not. dpkg complains that 'subprocess
pre-installation script returned error exit status 1' and terminates.

Perhaps the 'exit 1;' at the end of the preinst script should be 'exit 0;'?

At the very least, a more informative error message should be printed if
something goes wrong.

Andrew

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-- System Information
Debian Release: 2.2
Kernel Version: Linux utopia 2.4.0-test1-ac10 #1 Fri Jun 16 14:30:17 CEST 2000 i686 unknown

Versions of the packages tetex-base depends on:
ii  dpkg                               1.6.13                             Package maintenance system for Debian
hi  perl-5.005-base                    5.005.03-7                         The Pathologically Eclectic Rubbish Lister
	^^^ (Provides virtual package perl5-base)