[debian-mysql] Bug#510174: package mysql-server-5.0 fails to upgrade in unstable branch

[Ivan Aleman]

Subject: package mysql-server-5.0 fails to upgrade in unstable branch
Package: mysql-server-5.0
Version: 5.0.67-1
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable

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Please excuse me, my last report lack this part of the report.
When I try to apt-get upgrade my sytem package mysql-server-5.0 fails
to upgrade this is how it looks:

Extracting templates from packages: 100%
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 323783 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace mysql-server-5.0 5.0.67-1 (using
.../mysql-server-5.0_5.0.75-1_i386.deb) ...
 * Stopping MySQL database server mysqld
                                               [ OK ]
/etc/lsb-base-logging.sh: line 339: SPL_PRG: unbound variable
invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
 * Stopping MySQL database server mysqld
                                               [ OK ]
/etc/lsb-base-logging.sh: line 339: SPL_PRG: unbound variable
invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: error processing
/var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server-5.0_5.0.75-1_i386.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
 * Stopping MySQL database server mysqld
                                               [ OK ]
/etc/lsb-base-logging.sh: line 339: SPL_PRG: unbound variable
invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "stop" failed.
 * Starting MySQL database server mysqld
                                               [ OK ]
/etc/lsb-base-logging.sh: line 339: SPL_PRG: unbound variable
invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed.
^Cdpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess post-installation script killed by signal (Interrupt)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server-5.0_5.0.75-1_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
ivan at skywalker:~$

Can't remove/purge/reinstall the package, thanks in advance.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 5.0
 APT prefers unstable
 APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages mysql-server-5.0 depends on:
ii  adduser                3.110             add and remove users and groups
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]  1.5.24            Debian configuration management sy
ii  libc6                  2.7-16            GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libdbi-perl            1.607-1           Perl5 database interface by Tim Bu
ii  libgcc1                1:4.3.2-1         GCC support library
pn  libmysqlclient15off    <none>            (no description available)
ii  libncurses5            5.7+20081220-1    shared libraries for terminal hand
ii  libreadline5           5.2-3             GNU readline and history libraries
ii  libstdc++6             4.3.2-1           The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
ii  libwrap0               7.6.q-16          Wietse Venema's TCP wrappers libra
ii  lsb-base               3.2-20            Linux Standard Base 3.2 init scrip
pn  mysql-client-5.0       <none>            (no description available)
ii  mysql-common           5.0.75-1          MySQL database common files
ii  passwd                 1:4.1.1-6         change and administer password and
pn  perl                   <none>            (no description available)
ii  psmisc                 22.6-1            Utilities that use the proc filesy
ii  zlib1g                 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-12 compression library - runtime

Versions of packages mysql-server-5.0 recommends:
ii  bsd-mailx [mailx]  8.1.2-0.20081101cvs-2 A simple mail user agent
ii  libhtml-template-p 2.9-1                 HTML::Template : A module for usin
ii  mailx              1:20081101-2          Transitional package for mailx ren

Versions of packages mysql-server-5.0 suggests:
pn  tinyca                        <none>     (no description available)

-- debconf information:
 mysql-server-5.0/really_downgrade: false
 mysql-server-5.0/start_on_boot: true
 mysql-server-5.0/nis_warning:
 mysql-server-5.0/postrm_remove_databases: false
* mysql-server-5.0/need_sarge_compat: false
 mysql-server/error_setting_password:
 mysql-server-5.0/need_sarge_compat_done: true
 mysql-server/password_mismatch:

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Ivan Aleman



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Ivan Aleman