Bug#578993: gconf2 2.28.1-3 fails to install (error during dpkg --configure)

[Josselin Mouette]

Le samedi 24 avril 2010 à 08:06 +0200, Tobias Ramforth a écrit : 
> During the update of the above mentioned package its installation fails during
> the configuration process (dpkg --configure). At first I thought this bug
> correlates with #577142 but the maintainer of gconf2 asked me to file another
> report. In his opinion the bug I am experiencing is caused "by a package that
> ships broken entries". As I do not know which other package might me causing
> this bug I am again filing a report for gconf2.  Here is the output of dpkg
> --configure gconf2:  defiant:/home/tobias# dpkg --configure gconf2 Richte
> gconf2 ein (2.28.1-3) ... /tmp/gconf-SvNJPV/temp.entries:4: parser error :
> Premature end of data in tag key line 4 <key>      ^ /tmp/gconf-
> SvNJPV/temp.entries:4: parser error : Premature end of data in tag entry line 3
> <key>      ^ /tmp/gconf-SvNJPV/temp.entries:4: parser error : Premature end of
> data in tag entrylist line 2 <key>      ^ /tmp/gconf-SvNJPV/temp.entries:4:
> parser error : Premature end of data in tag gconfentryfile line 1 <key>      ^
> dpkg: Fehler beim Bearbeiten von gconf2 (--configure):  Unterprozess
> installiertes post-installation-Skript gab den Fehlerwert 1 zurück Fehler
> traten auf beim Bearbeiten von:  gconf2

What is the contents of the /tmp/gconf-*/temp.entries file after the
failure?

Could you also list the contents of the /usr/share/gconf/defaults
directory?

Thanks,
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