Re: error upgrading debconf in debian unstable - python2.2: invalid option -- O

From: johan (twilight-zone_at_mail.ru)
Date: 07/24/03

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    Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 13:25:50 +0200
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    On Thursday 24 July 2003 01.26, Joey Hess wrote:
    > johan wrote:
    > > Hello! I have problems upgrading to debconf 1.3.4. I get the following
    > > error message:
    > >
    > > Setting up debconf (1.3.4) ...
    > > python2.2: invalid option -- O
    > > Try `python2.2 --help' for more information.
    > > dpkg: error processing debconf (--configure):
    > > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
    > >
    > > It's been like this for a week now, and it causes a lot of trouble
    > > because all packages that depends on debconf complains that debconf isn't
    > > configured yet.
    > >
    > > Does anyone else have this problem or am I doing something wrong?
    >
    > Do you perhaps have a local install of python that is broken and does
    > not understand the -O flag? The -O flag is documented on python's man
    > page.

    I reinstalled python and that seems to have solved the problem. I don't know
    what the problem was, but I should have tried this before asking for help.
    Thanks for taking your time!

    /Johan 

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