Bug#297607: dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config hangs, blocks debian installation

[Joey Hess]

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Marc Haber wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 01, 2005 at 01:20:40PM -0500, Joey Hess wrote:
> > Package: exim4-config
> > Version: 4.50-2
> > Severity: grave
> > Justification: breaks debian installation
>=20
> yuck!
>=20
> > base-config runs a dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config as part of the Debian
> > installation process so users get a chance to configure exim, which is
> > initially installed noninteractively by debootstrap.
> >=20
> > With this new version now in unstable, I've noticed that my all my daily
> > debian automatic installation tests of unstable installs have begin to
> > fail, because the dpkg-reconfigure run hangs after the questions are
> > asked. This is easy to reproduce:
> >=20
> > cow:/home/joey# dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config
> > Restarting MTA: exim4.
>=20
> Does 4.44 from sarge, or the old 4.34 from last week's sarge work on
> this system?

Yes, 4.44-2 is ok. (Btw, I'm seeing it on at least 4 architectures, have
not checked the rest.)

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see shy jo

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