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

[Julian Gilbey <jdg@polya.uklinux.net>]

On Wed, Feb 05, 2003 at 01:27:53PM -0500, gsstark@mit.edu wrote:
> 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

That's a seriously weird bug: /usr/bin/dialog can give this error.
But why is /usr/bin/dialog being run at all at this point?  What
output do you get if you run, as root:

/bin/sh -x /usr/sbin/texconfig init

   Julian

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