[Debconf-devel] Bug#480533: "uninitialized value" warnings from Perl during install

[Martin Michlmayr]

Package: debconf
Version: 1.5.21
Severity: important

I performed an installation of unstable to today and got quite a few
"Use of uninitialized value" warnings:

May 10 08:33:34 in-target: Preconfiguring packages ...
May 10 08:33:35 debconf: Obsolete command TITLE Configuring locales called
May 10 08:33:35 in-target: Use of uninitialized value $x in scalar assignment at /usr/share/perl/5.10/utf8_heavy.pl line 242, <GEN0> line 1.
May 10 08:33:35 in-target: Use of uninitialized value $x in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/perl/5.10/utf8_heavy.pl line 243, <GEN0> line 1.
May 10 08:33:35 in-target: Use of uninitialized value in split at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 68, <GEN0> line 1.
May 10 08:33:35 in-target: Use of uninitialized value in split at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 68, <GEN0> line 1.
May 10 08:33:35 in-target: Use of uninitialized value $x in scalar assignment at /usr/share/perl/5.10/utf8_heavy.pl line 242, <GEN0> line 1.
May 10 08:33:35 in-target: Use of uninitialized value $x in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/perl/5.10/utf8_heavy.pl line 243, <GEN0> line 1.
May 10 08:33:35 in-target: Use of uninitialized value in split at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 68, <GEN0> line 1.
May 10 08:33:35 in-target: Use of uninitialized value in split at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 68, <GEN0> line 1.

and:

May 10 08:34:31 in-target: Processing triggers for man-db ...
May 10 08:34:32 in-target: Use of uninitialized value $x in scalar assignment at /usr/share/perl/5.10/utf8_heavy.pl line 242, <GEN0> line 1.
May 10 08:34:32 in-target: Use of uninitialized value $x in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/perl/5.10/utf8_heavy.pl line 243, <GEN0> line 1.
May 10 08:34:32 in-target: Use of uninitialized value in split at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 68, <GEN0> line 1.
May 10 08:34:32 in-target: Use of uninitialized value in split at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 68, <GEN0> line 1.

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Martin Michlmayr
http://www.cyrius.com/