Re: Snort

[Michael Heldebrant <hmike@portalofevil.com>]

On 15 Aug 2001 15:15:00 +1000, Craig W wrote:
> 
> Debian 2.2 Potato
> Perl 5.005_03
> Total fresh install.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Heldebrant" <hmike@portalofevil.com>
> To: "Craig W" <craigw@bigpond.net.au>
> Cc: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 2:51 PM
> Subject: Re: Snort
> 
> 
> > On 15 Aug 2001 13:06:09 +1000, Craig W wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Real Newbie to Debian, wondering if anyone could help me to correct an
> issue
> > > I am having with installing Snort.
> > >
> > > apt-get install snort
> > >
> > > Setting up snort (1.5.1-11) ...
> > > Can't call method "template" on an undefined value at
> > > /usr/lib/perl5/Debian/DebConf/Question.pm line 251, <GEN0> chunk 1.
> > > dpkg: error processing snort (--configure):
> > >  subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 29
> > > Errors were encountered while processing:
> > >  snort
> > > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> >
> > Sounds like a perl problem.  What version of debian are you running and
> > what version of perl are you running?

I used to get these problems when I was upgrading to testing or unstable
when perl hadn't been upgraded.  It was always method "X" on an
undefined value.  As soon as perl 5.6 was running the errors went away.
That doesn't explain why you have errors on a stable system installing a
putatively stable package.  Maybe the maintainer of the package 
has some more insight.  Robert van der Meulen <rvdm@debian.org> is
listed.  Give him an email.

--mike