Re: dpkg returns 'uninitialized values' in debconf perl5 modules

From: Jerome R. Acks (jracksjr_at_verizon.net)
Date: 07/10/04

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    Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2004 22:22:16 -0400
To: mi <wwm@gmx.ch>

    On Fri, Jul 09, 2004 at 03:03:40AM +0200, mi wrote:
    > Hello,
    >
    > (please cc to me, i'm not on the list)
    >
    > I can't remove the dictionary 'wamerican' nor can i reinstall or upgrade it.
    > Two examples:
    >
    > / r: dpkg -r wamerican
    > (Reading database ... 50317 files and directories currently installed.)
    > Removing wamerican ...
    > Can't call method choices on an undefined value at
    > /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Question.pm line 85, <GEN0> line 4. Use of
    > uninitialized value in scalar chomp at
    > /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Client/ConfModule.pm line 125, <STDIN> line 3. Use of
    > uninitialized value in split at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Client/ConfModule.pm
    > line 126, <STDIN> line 3. Use of uninitialized value in split at
    > /usr/sbin/remove-default-wordlist line 21, <STDIN> line 3. dpkg: error
    > processing wamerican (--remove): subprocess post-removal script returned error
    > exit status 9 Errors were encountered while processing:
    > wamerican
    >
    > / r: dpkg -r --force-all wamerican
    > (Reading database ... 50317 files and directories currently installed.)
    > Removing wamerican ...
    > Can't call method choices on an undefined value at
    > /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Question.pm line 85, <GEN0> line 4. dpkg: error
    > processing wamerican (--remove): subprocess post-removal script returned error
    > exit status 9 Errors were encountered while processing:
    > wamerican
    >
    > It's a recent debian sarge, with:
    > rH wamerican 5-4
    > ii dpkg 1.10.22
    > ii debconf 1.4.25
                        ^------^
    The current version of debconf in sarge is 1.4.29. Install 1.4.29 and
    see is that fixes the problem.

    > ii perl 5.8.3-3
    >
    > It seems to happen only with doing sth. on wamerican, anything other seem to
    > work as usual. Possibly be some additional install is required to remove this
    > package? What can i try next ?
    >
    >
    > tia
    >
    > michael.
    >
    >
    >
    > 

    -- 
Jerome



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