Bug#257456: gconf2: gconftool-2 --makefile-install-rule hangs while installing packages

J.H.M. Dassen (Ray) 257456@bugs.debian.org, 257456@bugs.debian.org
Mon, 9 Aug 2004 09:28:21 +0200


On Sat, Jul 03, 2004 at 17:52:23 +0200, Walther Zwart wrote:
> Package: gconf2
> Version: 2.6.2-1
> Severity: grave
> Justification: renders package unusable
> 
> I installed my system from scratch using install floppies so it should be
> clean. When a package needs gconftool-2 in a postinst script, gconftool-2
> hangs using all cpu time.

Please test what happens with libgconf2-4 2.6.3-2 and gconf2 2.6.3-2, both
now in sid.

Ray
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