Here is the requested output. /var/cache is on tmpfs on this machine and
gets deleted on every reboot. Maybe this is related to the problem?
root@orion:~# cp /var/cache/debconf/config.dat /tmp
root@orion:~# /var/lib/dpkg/info/request-tracker4.config
+ set -e
+ RTVER=4
+ RT=request-tracker4
+ . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
+ [ ! ]
+ PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1
+ export PERL_DL_NONLAZY
+ [ ]
+ exec /usr/share/debconf/frontend
/var/lib/dpkg/info/request-tracker4.config
debconf (db): making DbDriver of type File
debconf (db config): started; filename is /var/cache/debconf/config.dat
debconf (db config): loading database
debconf (db): making DbDriver of type File
debconf (db passwords): started; filename is
/var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat
[...]
+ IFS=
read -r _db_internal_line
debconf (developer): <-- CAPB backup
debconf (developer): --> 0 multiselect escape backup
+ RET=multiselect escape backup
+ return 0
+ [ != configure ]
+ [ != reconfigure ]
+ return 0
+ db_get request-tracker4/dbconfig-install
+ _db_cmd GET request-tracker4/dbconfig-install
+ _db_internal_IFS=
+ IFS=
+ printf %s\n GET request-tracker4/dbconfig-install
debconf (developer): <-- GET request-tracker4/dbconfig-install
debconf (developer): --> 10 request-tracker4/dbconfig-install doesn't exist
+ IFS=
+ IFS=
read -r _db_internal_line
+ RET=10 request-tracker4/dbconfig-install doesn't exist
+ return 10
debconf (db config): saving database
debconf (db passwords): no database changes, not saving
debconf (db templatedb): saving database
root@orion:~# echo $?
10
root@orion:~# diff -u /tmp/config.dat /var/cache/debconf/config.dat
root@orion:~# md5sum /var/cache/debconf/config.dat
5582bfe5c3a834733a8c39f5e0320fde /var/cache/debconf/config.dat
root@orion:~# md5sum /tmp/config.dat
5582bfe5c3a834733a8c39f5e0320fde /tmp/config.dat
