Bug#179939: tetex-base: Can't configure

[gsstark@mit.edu]

Package: tetex-base
Version: 1.0.2+20021025-7
Severity: normal

Setting up tetex-base (1.0.2+20021025-7) ...
Running initex. This may take some time. ...

cannot initialize curses
dpkg: error processing tetex-base (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of tetex-bin:
 tetex-bin depends on tetex-base (>= 1.0.2+20021025-4); however:
  Package tetex-base is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing tetex-bin (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of tetex-extra:
 tetex-extra depends on tetex-base (>= 1.0.2+20021025-4); however:
  Package tetex-base is not configured yet.
 tetex-extra depends on tetex-bin (>= 1.0.7+20021025-7); however:
  Package tetex-bin is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing tetex-extra (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of jadetex:
 jadetex depends on tetex-bin (>= 1.0.7+20011202-5.1); however:
  Package tetex-bin is not configured yet.
 jadetex depends on tetex-extra (>= 1.0.2+20000804-3); however:
  Package tetex-extra is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing jadetex (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of docbook-utils:
 docbook-utils depends on jadetex; however:
  Package jadetex is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing docbook-utils (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 tetex-base
 tetex-bin
 tetex-extra
 jadetex
 docbook-utils
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)



-- System Information
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Kernel Version: Linux stark.dyndns.tv 2.4.19 #6 Tue Sep 10 22:08:51 EDT 2002 i686 unknown unknown GNU/Linux

Versions of the packages tetex-base depends on:
ii  debconf        1.2.21         Debian configuration management system
ii  dpkg           1.10.9         Package maintenance system for Debian
ii  texinfo        4.3-1          Documentation system for on-line information