Bug#297541: exim4: main option "local_scan_path" unknown; Invalid new configfile

[Jonathan Wheelhouse]

Package: exim4
Version: 4.50-2
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable

Running aptitude upgrade returns the following error:

Errors were encountered while processing:
 exim4-config
 exim4-base
 exim4-daemon-light
 exim4
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Ack!  Something bad happened while installing packages.  Trying to recover:
Setting up exim4-config (4.50-2) ...
2005-03-01 22:04:51 Exim configuration error in line 83 of /var/lib/exim4/config.autogenerated.tmp:
  main option "local_scan_path" unknown
Invalid new configfile /var/lib/exim4/config.autogenerated.tmp
not installing /var/lib/exim4/config.autogenerated.tmp to
/var/lib/exim4/config.autogenerated
dpkg: error processing exim4-config (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of exim4-base:
 exim4-base depends on exim4-config (>= 4.30) | exim4-config-2; however:
  Package exim4-config is not configured yet.
  Package exim4-config-2 is not installed.
  Package exim4-config which provides exim4-config-2 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing exim4-base (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of exim4-daemon-light:
 exim4-daemon-light depends on exim4-base (>= 4.50); however:
  Package exim4-base is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing exim4-daemon-light (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of exim4:
 exim4 depends on exim4-base (>= 4.50); however:
  Package exim4-base is not configured yet.
 exim4 depends on exim4-daemon-light | exim4-daemon-heavy | exim4-daemon-custom; however:
  Package exim4-daemon-light is not configured yet.
  Package exim4-daemon-heavy is not installed.
  Package exim4-daemon-custom is not installed.
dpkg: error processing exim4 (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 exim4-config
 exim4-base
 exim4-daemon-light
 exim4


-- Package-specific info:
Exim version 4.50 #1 built 27-Feb-2005 16:51:47
Copyright (c) University of Cambridge 2004
Berkeley DB: Sleepycat Software: Berkeley DB 4.2.52: (December  3, 2003)
Support for: iconv() IPv6 GnuTLS
Lookups: lsearch wildlsearch nwildlsearch iplsearch cdb dbm dbmnz dsearch nis nis0 passwd
Authenticators: cram_md5 plaintext
Routers: accept dnslookup ipliteral manualroute queryprogram redirect
Transports: appendfile/maildir/mailstore autoreply lmtp pipe smtp
Fixed never_users: 0
# /etc/exim4/update-exim4.conf.conf
#
# Edit this file and /etc/mailname by hand and execute update-exim4.conf
# yourself or use 'dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config'
#
# comments will be lost.
dc_eximconfig_configtype='smarthost'
#dc_eximconfig_configtype='none'
dc_local_interfaces='127.0.0.1'
dc_other_hostnames='wheelhouse'
dc_readhost=''
dc_relay_domains=''
dc_relay_nets=''
#dc_smarthost='smtp.pacific.net.au bydns'
dc_smarthost='smtp.nsw.exemail.com.au bydns'
dc_minimaldns='false'
CFILEMODE='644'

dc_use_split_config='true'
dc_hide_mailname='false'
dc_mailname_in_oh='true'
mailname:wheelhouse

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (990, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.10
Locale: LANG=en_AU, LC_CTYPE=en_AU (charmap=ISO-8859-1)

Versions of packages exim4 depends on:
pn  exim4-base                               Not found.
pn  exim4-daemon-light | exim4-da            Not found.

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