Re: dselect parse error

["David S. Jackson" <dsj@dsj.net>]

Thus spake David S. Jackson (dsj@dsj.net):

> Hi,
> 
> I've got a problem with dselect bombing out on me:
> 
> dselect: parse error, in file `/var/lib/dpkg/updates/0019' near line 1:
>  newline in field name `#padding'

It seems that /var/lib/dpkg/updates has a 0019 file that is a copy of the tmp.i file, and all it has is :

#padding
#padding
#padding
#padding

...

Any idea what this is all about and how to fix it?

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