Bug#671610: dpkg: error processing tex-common (--configure)

[Hilmar Preuße <hille42@web.de>]

On 05.05.12 Martin Haase (discipline@gmx.net) wrote:

Hi,

> Package: tex-common
> Version: 3.10
> Severity: normal
> 
> here's the output dpkg produces:
> -----
> legoland:/home/...# dpkg --force-all --configure -a
> Setting up tex-common (3.10) ...
> rm: cannot remove /etc/texmf/texmf.cnf': No such file or directory
> dpkg: error processing tex-common (--configure):
>  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
> status 1
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  tex-common
> 
This is clearly a programming error, will be fixed ASAP.

>  legoland:/home/...# touch /etc/texmf/texmf.cnf
>  legoland:/home/...# dpkg --force-all --configure -a
>  Setting up tex-common (3.10) ...
>  Running mktexlsr. This may take some time... done.
>  Running updmap-sys. This may take some time... done.
>  Running mktexlsr /var/lib/texmf ... done.
>  Building format(s) --all.
>          This may take some time... 
> 	 fmtutil-sys failed. Output has been stored in
> 	 /tmp/fmtutil.vrNQXyw8
> 	 Please include this file if you report a bug.
> 	 
> 	 dpkg: error processing tex-common (--configure):
> 	  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error
> exit status 1
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  tex-common
>  
<snip>
>
> (/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/latexconfig/graphics.cfg)))
> (/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/tools/multicol.sty)
> 
> ! LaTeX Error: File `ulem.sty' not found.
> 
> Type X to quit or <RETURN> to proceed,
> or enter new name. (Default extension: sty)
> 
> Enter file name: 
> ! Emergency stop.
> <read *> 
>          
> l.27 \RequirePackage
>                     {fancyhdr}^^M
> No pages of output.
> Transcript written on jadetex.log.
> 
This should have been fixed in latest jadetex. Which version are you
using?

H.
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