Re: Unable to properly install 2 packages

From: J.F.Gratton (jean-francois.gratton_at_videotron.ca)
Date: 06/01/05

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    Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 22:13:45 -0400
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    Marty, thank you !

    I clobbered my clunky version of guile-1.6.postinst with the one you
    supplied, and voila.

    I never took any time to delve into the innards of the install system on
    Debian since I never had any problems. Well, tonite is the nite ! :)

    Thanks for getting me out of this predicament.

    Regards,

    Jeff

    On Tue, 2005-31-05 at 22:01 -0400, Marty wrote:
    > J.F.Gratton wrote:
    > > On Tue, 2005-31-05 at 21:24 -0400, Marty wrote:
    > >> J.F.Gratton wrote:
    > >> [snip snip]
    > >> > Setting up guile-1.6 (1.6.7-1) ...
    > >> > dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute post-installation script: Exec
    > >> > format error
    > >> > dpkg: error processing guile-1.6 (--configure):
    > >> > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
    > >>
    > >> That script would be /var/lib/dpkg/info/guile-1.6.postinst
    > >
    > > OK, here's a start. 'cept that the file looks some kind of informational
    > > file used by apt/dpkg, *not* a script file or anything
    >
    > Oh my. That's bad!
    >
    > (at the bottom of
    > > this message you'll have the contents of the file.
    >
    > Well, I don't see it down there, but here ar the contents of my version:
    >
    > --------------------------------------
    > #!/bin/sh
    >
    > set -e
    >
    > if [ "$1" != "upgrade" ] ; then
    > update-alternatives \
    > --install /usr/bin/guile guile /usr/bin/guile-1.6 160 \
    > --slave /usr/bin/guile-config guile-config /usr/bin/guile-1.6-config \
    > --slave /usr/bin/guile-snarf guile-snarf /usr/bin/guile-1.6-snarf \
    > --slave /usr/bin/guile-tools guile-tools /usr/bin/guile-1.6-tools
    > fi
    >
    > # Automatically added by dh_installmenu
    > if [ "$1" = "configure" ] && [ -x /usr/bin/update-menus ]; then update-menus ; fi
    > # End automatically added section
    > -----------------------
    >
    > Looks like something got clobbered in your installation attempt.
    >
    > >
    > >> If it exists and is uncorrupted, then you can try to debug it manually,
    > >> or else just try purging the package and starting over again.
    > >
    > > As the file does not contain any commands, I don't see anything to
    > > debug.
    > >
    > > My question remains, then:
    > >
    > >> >
    > >> > How do I get out of the "Exec format error" ?
    > >> >
    > >> > On a related topic : is there a way to make apt "forget" a package,
    > >> > and/or completely purge it from the disk, its installed packages list,
    > >> > etc ? Just so I'd be able to reinstall it or a newer version sometime
    > >> > later ?
    > >>
    > >> dpkg -P <pkg-name>
    > >
    > > OK, OK, my question was poorly phrased :). I've been using Deb for
    > > now... 4-5 years, so hopefully I know about dpkg :) What I meant to ask
    > > is how do I completely dump a package (manually remove all traces of it)
    > > when apt-get remove and dpkg -P fail ? My problem with guile is not only
    > > when I try to install it, but also when I try to remove/purge the
    > > package.
    >
    > The only thing that comes to mind is dlocate or cruft. Maybe others have
    > better suggestions.
    >
    >
    > You see, I had a power failure when dist-upgrading my system.
    >
    > Yep. That could easily explain it. :-)
    >
    > >
    > >
    > > Thanks again,
    > >
    > > Jeff
    > >
    > >
    >
    > 

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