Bug#550140: Fails to install

[matt.nottingham at zen.co.uk]

Andreas Tille writes:
 > On Wed, Oct 07, 2009 at 09:06:59PM +0100, Matt Nottingham wrote:
 > > Package: science-config
 > > Version: 0.7
 > > Severity: grave
 > > 
 > > When I try and install this package, this is what happens:
 > > 
 > > Preparing to replace science-config 0.7 (using .../science-config_0.7_all.deb) ...
 > 
 > ... so you are replacing the same version of science-config by itself?
 > Well, this should work definitely, but out of curiosity is there any
 > reason why you are doing this?

As far as I was aware, it never has successfully installed - but it
may have done and I didn't noticed!

 > 
 > > Unpacking replacement science-config ...
 > > Setting up science-config (0.7) ...
 > > Debian Science configuration file /etc/blends/science/science.conf is missing.
 > > dpkg: error processing science-config (--install):
 > >  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
 > > 
 > > The file it references is in the deb, so I'm guessing there must be a flaw in the scripts logic.
 > 
 > If I do the same on my side I get:
 > 
 > 
 > $ apt-cache policy science-config
 > science-config:
 >   Installed: 0.7
 >   Candidate: 0.7
 >   Version table:
 >  *** 0.7 0
 >         501 file: testing/main Packages
 >         501 http://debian.tu-bs.de testing/main Packages
 >          50 http://ftp.de.debian.org unstable/main Packages
 >         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
 > tillea at wr-linux02:~$ sudo apt-get --reinstall install science-config
 > Reading package lists... Done
 > Building dependency tree       
 > Reading state information... Done
 > 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 345 not upgraded.
 > Need to get 0B/7446B of archives.
 > After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
 > Do you want to continue [Y/n]? 
 > Preconfiguring packages ...
 > (Reading database ... 421329 files and directories currently installed.)
 > Preparing to replace science-config 0.7 (using .../science-config_0.7_all.deb) ...
 > Unpacking replacement science-config ...
 > Processing triggers for man-db ...
 > Setting up science-config (0.7) ...
 > 
 > 
 > Could you please attach the content of your whole /etc/blends?

ls -R /etc/blends
/etc/blends:
blends.conf  cdd.conf~	med  science

/etc/blends/med:
med.conf.cdd  med.conf~

/etc/blends/science:
science.conf.cdd	   science.conf.dpkg-old~
science.conf.dpkg-old.cdd  science.conf~


 >  COuld
 > you perhaps inject a "set -x" in the post-installation script and run it
 > separately as root.  It is hard to verify the problem without this.

OK, I'll have a go at that, but I may not get time until the weekend -
sorry.

 > Kind regards and thanks for your bug report
 > 
 >      Andreas.
 > 
 > -- 
 > http://fam-tille.de

Thanks,

Matt