On Mon, Apr 17, 2006 at 01:15:03AM +0100, Stephen Gran wrote: > This one time, at band camp, Steve Langasek said: > > On Sun, Apr 16, 2006 at 11:26:40AM +0200, Daniele Venzano wrote: > > > Package xserver-xorg fails to install on my system with the following > > > messages: > > > Setting up xserver-xorg (7.0.12) ... > > > dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg (--configure): > > > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 64 > > > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xorg: > > > xorg depends on xserver-xorg; however: > > > Package xserver-xorg is not configured yet. > > > dpkg: error processing xorg (--configure): > > > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > > > Errors were encountered while processing: > > > xserver-xorg > > > xorg > > Can you edit /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xorg.postinst to change the first > > line to read "#!/bin/sh -x" and then run dpkg --configure --pending, and > > post the output? This should give us a clear indication of what's failing. > I just ran across this and tried that - it dies right after sourcing the > debconf confmodule - debconf's exec line to restart the scripts exit's > 64. Thanks, that's pretty much what I expected, though I have no idea why it's happening. :/ Couple of wild guesses: - is your system configured to use cdebconf? - what do you have as /bin/sh? - (to the maintainers) is there anything new in the templates that could cause a parse failure? -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. vorlon@debian.org http://www.debian.org/
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