dpkg sort of broken?

[timothy@smasher.rs.itd.umich.edu]

Hi,
Many packages I install lately give errors about "/usr/sbin/install-info".....
Apparantly this file belongs to dpkg, so I try to reinstall dpkg, and get the
same sort of thing..... Any ideas?
Thanks,
Timothy

<SNIP>
Preparing to replace dpkg 1.4.0.31 (using dpkg_1.4.0.31.deb) ...
Bareword found where operator expected at /usr/sbin/install-info line 77, near
"$des"
        (Missing operator before RR?)
syntax error at /usr/sbin/install-info line 77, near "$des"
String found where operator expected at /usr/sbin/install-info line 77, near ""
        (Missing operator before "$name: unknown option \`$_'\n"?)
Execution of /usr/sbin/install-info aborted due to compilation errors.
dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 255
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
Bareword found where operator expected at /usr/sbin/install-info line 77, near
"$des"
        (Missing operator before RR?)
syntax error at /usr/sbin/install-info line 77, near "$des"
String found where operator expected at /usr/sbin/install-info line 77, near ""
        (Missing operator before "$name: unknown option \`$_'\n"?)
Execution of /usr/sbin/install-info aborted due to compilation errors.
dpkg: error processing dpkg_1.4.0.31.deb (--install):
 subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 255
Errors were encountered while processing:
 dpkg_1.4.0.31.deb
</SNIP>
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E-Mail: timothy@smasher.rs.itd.umich.edu
Date: 05-Nov-98
Time: 20:52:29

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