Re: dftp bug (really bug in dpkg-ftp)

[Andy Guy <awpguy@acs.ucalgary.ca>]

"Brian C. White" writes:
>
>> Just bumped into a bug (prob. of little importance):
>> 
>> in the dftp script (1.4) I said yes to 'remove ./debian directory' and
>> it barfed.
>> 
>> Do you want to remove ./debian directory? [n]: y
>> Undefined subroutine &main::rmpath called at
>> /usr/lib/dpkg/methods/ftp/install
>>         line 444, <STDIN> chunk 6 (#1)
>>     (F) The subroutine indicated hasn't been defined, or if it was, it
>>     has since been undefined.
>> 
>> Uncaught exception from user code:
>>         Undefined subroutine &main::rmpath called at
>> /usr/lib/dpkg/methods/ftp/install line 444, <STDIN> chunk 6.
>
>I don't know what program you are talking about, but it isn't dftp.  Dftp
>is written in csh, not perl.  There is a perl port around, but it isn't
>currently supported and I believe is still in initial testing.

Looks like it belongs to dpkg-ftp 1.4.1.

I will try and fix it.

Andy.