[DRE-maint] Bug#653579: redmine: Installation fails

[George B.]

Package: redmine
Version: 1.3.0+dfsg1-1
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable

Hello,

Redmine installation fails with the following error:
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dbconfig-common: writing config to /etc/dbconfig-common/redmine/instances/default.conf

Creating config file /etc/dbconfig-common/redmine/instances/default.conf with new version

Creating config file /etc/redmine/default/database.yml.new with new version
granting access to database redmine_default for redmine at localhost: success.
verifying access for redmine at localhost: success.
creating database redmine_default: success.
verifying database redmine_default exists: success.
dbconfig-common: flushing administrative password

Creating config file /etc/redmine/default/database.yml with new version
NOTE: Gem.source_index is deprecated, use Specification. It will be removed on or after 2011-11-01.
Gem.source_index called from /usr/share/redmine/config/../vendor/rails/railties/lib/rails/gem_dependency.rb:21.
rake aborted!
uninitialized constant Gem::SyckDefaultKey

(See full trace by running task with --trace)
dpkg: error processing redmine (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
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Thanks,

George

-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.1.0-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages redmine depends on:
ii  dbconfig-common        1.8.47
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]  1.5.41
ii  redmine-mysql          1.3.0+dfsg1-1
ii  ruby-coderay           0.9.8-1
ii  ruby-net-ldap          0.0.4-1
ii  ruby-rails-2.3         2.3.14-2
ii  ruby1.8                1.8.7.352-2

redmine recommends no packages.

Versions of packages redmine suggests:
pn  libopenid-ruby  <none>
pn  libsvn-ruby     <none>
pn  ruby-rmagick    <none>

-- debconf information:
  redmine/instances/default/passwords-do-not-match:
  redmine/instances/default/remote/newhost:
  redmine/instances/default/db/basepath:
  redmine/instances/default/pgsql/changeconf: false
  redmine/instances/default/missing-db-package-error: abort
  redmine/default-language: ${defaultLocale}
  redmine/instances/default/pgsql/no-empty-passwords:
  redmine/instances/default/pgsql/method: unix socket
* redmine/instances/default/database-type: mysql
  redmine/instances/default/pgsql/manualconf:
  redmine/instances/default/pgsql/authmethod-admin: ident
  redmine/instances/default/pgsql/admin-user: postgres
  redmine/missing-redmine-package:
  redmine/instances/default/pgsql/authmethod-user: password
  redmine/instances/default/dbconfig-reinstall: false
  redmine/instances/default/db/app-user: redmine
  redmine/instances/default/default-language: en-gb
  redmine/notify-migration:
  redmine/old-instances:
  redmine/instances/default/upgrade-error: abort
  redmine/instances/default/db/dbname: redmine_default
  redmine/instances/default/purge: false
  redmine/current-instances: default
  redmine/instances/default/remote/host:
  redmine/instances/default/dbconfig-upgrade: true
  redmine/instances/default/internal/reconfiguring: false
  redmine/instances/default/upgrade-backup: true
  redmine/instances/default/install-error: abort
  redmine/instances/default/mysql/admin-user: root
  redmine/instances/default/mysql/method: unix socket
  redmine/instances/default/internal/skip-preseed: false
  redmine/instances/default/remove-error: abort
  redmine/instances/default/dbconfig-remove:
  redmine/instances/default/remote/port:
* redmine/instances/default/dbconfig-install: true