Bug#239719: xserver-xfree86: v4.3.0-7 post-installation script returned error exit status 139

[Andreas Metzler <ametzler@downhill.at.eu.org>]

On 2004-03-25 Greg Folkert <greg@gregfolkert.net> wrote:
> On Thu, 2004-03-25 at 04:24, Andreas Metzler wrote:
> > That does not work:
> > * Because of the way debconf double-executes the config script set -x
> >   set for the current shell is not used when actually running the
> >   script.
> > * Editing /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.* is lost
> >   when running 'dpkg  --install', the interesting scripts (.config and
> >   .postinst - one of these was failing) are overwritten and the
> >   changes are lost before they are executed.
> > 
> > Please install -7, *then* edit
> > /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.(postinst|config) and afterwards
> > run dpkg --configure xserver-xfree86.

> Okay here is the deal. It will NOT install. I have done as best I can to
> get everything right for your needs.
[...]
> duke:~# DEBCONF_DEBUG=developer dpkg -i /var/cache/apt/archives/xserver-xfree86_4.3.0-7_i386.deb
[...]
> dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/xserver-xfree86_4.3.0-7_i386.deb (--install):
>  subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 139
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  /var/cache/apt/archives/xserver-xfree86_4.3.0-7_i386.deb
> duke:~# COLUMNS=148 dpkg -l | grep xserver-xfree86
> + COLUMNS=148
> + dpkg -l
> + grep xserver-xfree86
> iU  xserver-xfree86                 4.3.0-5                         the XFree86 X server
[...]
> duke:~# dpkg --configure xserver-xfree86
[...]

Now please edit /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserve... and invoke dpkg
--configure xserver-xfree86 again.
             cu andreas
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