Bug#674022: dpkg: error: --compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>
Package: texlive-base
Version: 2012.20120516-1
Severity: important
Dear Maintainer,
* What led up to the situation?
I was using (up to date) cowbuilder to build the iproute package, when I
noticed the error message which I thought might be a good idea to report.
* What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
ineffective)?
cowbuilder --build ../iproute_20120521-1.dsc
* What was the outcome of this action?
Fortunately the iproute package still built, so success! :)
* What outcome did you expect instead?
Same outcome, but without error messages like in this build log snippet:
[...]
Setting up lynx-cur (2.8.8dev.12-2) ...
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/lynx to provide /usr/bin/www-browser (www-browser) in auto mode.
Setting up lynx (2.8.8dev.12-2) ...
Processing triggers for tex-common ...
Running mktexlsr. This may take some time... done.
Setting up texlive-base (2012.20120516-1) ...
/usr/bin/tl-paper: setting paper size for dvips to a4.
/usr/bin/tl-paper: setting paper size for dvipdfmx to a4.
/usr/bin/tl-paper: setting paper size for xdvi to a4.
/usr/bin/tl-paper: setting paper size for pdftex to a4.
dpkg: error: --compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>
Type dpkg --help for help about installing and deinstalling packages [*];
Use `dselect' or `aptitude' for user-friendly package management;
Type dpkg -Dhelp for a list of dpkg debug flag values;
Type dpkg --force-help for a list of forcing options;
Type dpkg-deb --help for help about manipulating *.deb files;
Options marked [*] produce a lot of output - pipe it through `less' or `more' !
Running mktexlsr. This may take some time... done.
Building format(s) --all.
This may take some time... done.
Processing triggers for tex-common ...
Running updmap-sys. This may take some time... done.
Running mktexlsr /var/lib/texmf ... done.
Setting up texlive-latex-base (2012.20120516-1) ...
Running mktexlsr. This may take some time... done.
Building format(s) --all --cnffile /etc/texmf/fmt.d/10texlive-latex-base.cnf.
This may take some time... done.
Processing triggers for tex-common ...
[...]
Apparently something failed in the postinst of texlive-base.
Information below probably not very relevant because it was as mentioned
inside cowbuilder, but much should be the same as the host system....
-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (300, 'unstable'), (100, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-2-amd64 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=sv_SE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages texlive-base depends on:
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.43
ii dpkg 1.16.3
ii install-info 4.13a.dfsg.1-10
ii libpaper-utils 1.1.24+nmu2
ii luatex 0.70.1-3
ii mime-support 3.52-1
ii tex-common 3.11
ii texlive-binaries 2012.20120516-1
ii texlive-common 2012.20120516-1
ii texlive-doc-base 2012.20120516-1
ii ucf 3.0025+nmu3
Versions of packages texlive-base recommends:
ii lmodern 2.004.1-5
Versions of packages texlive-base suggests:
ii evince [postscript-viewer] 3.4.0-2
ii ghostscript [postscript-viewer] 9.05~dfsg-5
ii perl-tk <none>
ii xpdf [pdf-viewer] 3.03-9
Versions of packages tex-common depends on:
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.43
ii dpkg 1.16.3
ii ucf 3.0025+nmu3
Versions of packages tex-common suggests:
ii debhelper 9.20120518
Versions of packages texlive-base is related to:
ii tex-common 3.11
ii texlive-binaries 2012.20120516-1
-- debconf information excluded
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