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Re: dftp bug



He is probably talking about the new experimental project package 
dpkg-ftp in the directory project/expreimental.  I also encounter the 
same result, but unfortunately not knowing how to fix it.  Any help?

Godfrey
gli@interlog.com

On Tue, 30 Apr 1996, Brian C. White wrote:

> > 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.
> 
>                                         Brian
>                                ( bcwhite@verisim.com )
> 
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>     In theory, theory and practice are the same.  In practice, they're not.
> 
> 


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