Bug#834489: cme: flAbsPath on /var/lib/apt/var/lib/dpkg/status failed

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Package: cme
Version: 1.013-2
Severity: important

Dear Maintainer,

while preparing a package m I git this error

:~/Debian/mmdb/mmdb$ cme fix dpkg
cme: using Dpkg model
cme: running fix on dpkg configuration...
Lecture des listes de paquets... Erreur !
flAbsPath on /var/lib/apt/var/lib/dpkg/status failed - realpath (2: Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce type)
Impossible d'ouvrir le fichier  - open (2: Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce type)
Problem opening 
Les listes de paquets ou le fichier « status » ne peuvent être analysés ou lus.
Backend error: Can't call method "get" on an undefined value at /usr/share/perl5/Config/Model/Dpkg/Dependency.pm line 716.


cheers

Frederic

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

Kernel: Linux 4.6.0-1-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages cme depends on:
ii  libapp-cmd-perl       0.331-1
ii  libconfig-model-perl  2.088-1
ii  libjson-perl          2.90-1
ii  libpath-tiny-perl     0.094-1
ii  libpod-pom-perl       2.01-1
ii  libyaml-perl          1.18-1
ii  perl                  5.22.2-3

Versions of packages cme recommends:
ii  libconfig-model-approx-perl   1.009-2
ii  libconfig-model-dpkg-perl     2.082
ii  libconfig-model-lcdproc-perl  2.048-1
ii  libconfig-model-openssh-perl  1.237-1
ii  libconfig-model-systemd-perl  0.007-1
ii  libconfig-model-tkui-perl     1.356-1

Versions of packages cme suggests:
pn  libconfig-model-cursesui-perl  <none>
pn  libconfig-model-itself-perl    <none>

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