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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