[xml/sgml-pkgs] Bug#271291: passivetex fails its post-install configuration.

[Tom Peters]

Package: passivetex
Version: 1.25-2
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable



-- System Information
Debian Release: 3.1
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux tompth.localdomain.fake 2.4.26 #1 Tue Apr 27 21:02:15 CEST 2004 i686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C

Versions of packages passivetex depends on:
ii  tetex-bin                     2.0.2-20   The teTeX binary files
ii  xmltex                        1.9-8      TeX package for processing XML fil


# dpkg --status passivetex
Package: passivetex
Status: install ok half-configured
...


tompth:/var/cache/apt/archives# dpkg -i passivetex_1.25-2_all.deb
(Reading database ... 116730 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace passivetex 1.25-2 (using passivetex_1.25-2_all.deb)
...
Unpacking replacement passivetex ...
Setting up passivetex (1.25-2) ...
dpkg: error processing passivetex (--install):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
 Errors were encountered while processing:
  passivetex


Nothing helpful on what goes wrong - how to proceed?