[Debconf-devel] Bug#499902: debconf: one more problem while running inside Emacs' shell buffer

[Francesco Potorti`]

Package: debconf
Version: 1.5.22
Severity: minor

Here is what happened while upgrading dokuwiki from inside an Emacs
shell buffer:

Setting up dokuwiki (0.0.20080505-2) ...
debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Dialog
debconf: (Dialog frontend will not work on a dumb terminal, an emacs shell buffer, or without a controlling t\
erminal.)
debconf: falling back to frontend: Readline
X_LOADTEMPLATEFILE /var/lib/dpkg/info/ucf.templates ucf
                                            <----- here I had to press RET to go on
Installing into... [apache]
X_LOADTEMPLATEFILE /var/lib/dpkg/info/ucf.templates ucf
                                            <----- again
X_LOADTEMPLATEFILE /var/lib/dpkg/info/ucf.templates ucf
                                            <----- and again
X_LOADTEMPLATEFILE /var/lib/dpkg/info/ucf.templates ucf
                                            <----- and again
X_LOADTEMPLATEFILE /var/lib/dpkg/info/ucf.templates ucf
                                            <----- and again
X_LOADTEMPLATEFILE /var/lib/dpkg/info/ucf.templates ucf
                                            <----- and again (last one


-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'testing-proposed-updates')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=it_IT at euro (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) (ignored: LC_ALL set to C)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages debconf depends on:
ii  debconf-i18n                  1.5.22     full internationalization support 
ii  perl-base                     5.10.0-14  minimal Perl system

Versions of packages debconf recommends:
ii  apt-utils                     0.7.14+b1  APT utility programs

Versions of packages debconf suggests:
ii  debconf-doc               1.5.22         debconf documentation
ii  debconf-utils             1.5.22         debconf utilities
ii  dialog                    1.1-20080316-1 Displays user-friendly dialog boxe
ii  gnome-utils               2.20.0.1-2     GNOME desktop utilities
ii  libgnome2-perl            1.042-1+b1     Perl interface to the GNOME librar
pn  libnet-ldap-perl          <none>         (no description available)
pn  libqt-perl                <none>         (no description available)
pn  libterm-readline-gnu-perl <none>         (no description available)
ii  perl                      5.10.0-14      Larry Wall's Practical Extraction 
ii  whiptail                  0.52.2-11.3    Displays user-friendly dialog boxe

-- debconf information:
  debconf-apt-progress/title:
  debconf-apt-progress/info:
  debconf/priority: high
  debconf-apt-progress/preparing:
  debconf-apt-progress/media-change:
  debconf/frontend: Dialog