i just experienced the same error with man-db using debian-installer
beta3 for powerpc.
i'm running this on a blue iMac G3 (named "kodkod"), and i get the
same error Laurent described during installation of the base system:
dpkg:error processing man-db (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
i found that this was related to the system clock on the motherboard
being set to something absurd like 1904 (i think the motherboard
battery is dead on kodkod).
when i forced the motherboard's clock to show something close to the
correct time, and then restarted the installation process (without
removing power from the machine), the installation continues on.
here's how i reset the system clock after man-db failed:
Alt-2 to activate another console, then:
# export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/target/lib
# /target/bin/date -s '14 April 2004'
# /target/sbin/hwclock --systohc
hth,
--dkg
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