post-installation script errors
On a woody base install, I'm getting lots of post-installation script errors, like this:
# dpkg -i sed_3.02-8_i386.deb
(Reading database ... 6623 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace sed 3.02-8 (using sed_3.02-8_i386.deb) ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/sed.prerm: line 9: 653 Segmentation fault install-info --quiet --remove sed
dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 139
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
dpkg: ... it looks like that went OK.
Unpacking replacement sed ...
Setting up sed (3.02-8) ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/sed.postinst: line 11: 662 Segmentation fault install-info --quiet --section "General commands" "General commands" /usr/share/info/sed.info
dpkg: error processing sed (--install):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 139
Errors were encountered while processing:
sed
If I comment out the line starting "install-info" in /var/lib/dpkg/info/sed.postinst I can complete the configuration with apt-get --reinstall install sed (or sometimes dpkg --configure sed). However, I get this on lots of packages. What's going on?
Strace below. Please cc: me. I'd really appreciate suggestions and insights; I'm stumped.
Cheers,
Peter
stat64("/var/lib/dpkg/info/sed.postinst", {st_mode=S_IFREG|0755, st_size=287, ...}) = 0
fork() = 624
rt_sigaction(SIGQUIT, {SIG_IGN}, {SIG_DFL}, 8) = 0
rt_sigaction(SIGINT, {SIG_IGN}, {SIG_DFL}, 8) = 0
waitpid(624, /var/lib/dpkg/info/sed.postinst: line 11: 625 Segmentation fault install-info --quiet --section "General commands" "General commands" /usr/share/info/sed.info
[WIFEXITED(s) && WEXITSTATUS(s) == 139], 0) = 624
--- SIGCHLD (Child exited) ---
write(2, "dpkg: error processing sed (--in"..., 108dpkg: error processing sed (--install):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 139
) = 108
rt_sigaction(SIGQUIT, {SIG_DFL}, NULL, 8) = 0
rt_sigaction(SIGINT, {SIG_DFL}, NULL, 8) = 0
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