Bug#911120: espeakup: Does not fully install

[Alex ARNAUD]

Hello all,

I'm also unable to install espeakup on Debian 9 Stretch with the kernel 
from backports.

I've the following output when I'm trying to install espeakup:
> invoke-rc.d: initscript espeakup, action "start" failed.
> ● espeakup.service - Software speech output for Speakup
>    Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/espeakup.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
>    Active: activating (auto-restart) (Result: exit-code) since Thu 2018-11-01 20:25:01 CET; 5ms ago
>      Docs: man:espeakup(8)
>   Process: 13834 ExecStart=/usr/bin/espeakup -V ${VOICE} (code=exited, status=2)
> 
> nov. 01 20:25:01 hypra-guy systemd[1]: espeakup.service: Unit entered failed state.
> nov. 01 20:25:01 hypra-guy systemd[1]: espeakup.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
> dpkg: erreur de traitement du paquet espeakup (--configure) :
>  le sous-processus script post-installation installé a retourné une erreur de sortie d'état 1
> Traitement des actions différées (« triggers ») pour systemd (232-25+deb9u4) ...
> Traitement des actions différées (« triggers ») pour man-db (2.7.6.1-2) ...
> Des erreurs ont été rencontrées pendant l'exécution :
>  espeakup
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Could it be possible to backport the fix to Stretch release?

Best regards,
Alex.

On Mon, 15 Oct 2018 22:37:56 +0100 Keith Barrett 
<keith at barrettpianos.co.uk> wrote:
> Package: espeakup
> Version: 1:0.80-10
> Severity: grave
> Tags: a11y
> Justification: renders package unusable
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
> *** Reporter, please consider answering these questions, where appropriate ***
> 
>    * What led up to the situation?
> Frequent loss of speech in the console, particularly when switching to another console or from the desktop.
>    * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
>      ineffective)?
> Removed the package with a view to reinstalling.
> 
>    * What was the outcome of this action?
> Package failed to install
>    * What outcome did you expect instead?
> Package to fully install and work.
> *** End of the template - remove these template lines ***
> 
> 
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: buster/sid
>   APT prefers testing
>   APT policy: (500, 'testing')
> Architecture: i386 (i686)
> 
> Kernel: Linux 4.18.0-2-686-pae (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
> Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=en_GB:en (charmap=UTF-8)
> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
> Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
> LSM: AppArmor: enabled
> 
> Versions of packages espeakup depends on:
> ii  espeak         1.48.04+dfsg-6
> ii  libc6          2.27-6
> ii  libespeak-ng1  1.49.2+dfsg-4
> ii  lsb-base       9.20170808
> 
> espeakup recommends no packages.
> 
> espeakup suggests no packages.
> 
> -- no debconf information
> 
> 

-- 
Alex ARNAUD
Visual-Impairment Project Manager
Hypra - "Humanizing technology"