Package: debconf
Version: 1.5.40
Severity: normal
I tried to upgrade to testing just after a fresh install of squeeze (netinst,
KDE):
I changed squeeze to testing in /etc/apt/sources.list, and made an update and
upgrade
within aptitude (interactive). During the installation of libc6,
/usr/share/debconf/frontend has an infinite loop (and takes 100% CPU), with
messages
---
Use of uninitialized value $text in concatenation (.) or string at
/usr/share/perl5/Text/WrapI18N.pm line 101, <GEN1> line 5.
substr outside of string at /usr/share/perl5/Text/WrapI18N.pm line 130, <GEN1>
line 5.
---
The only way out is to kill frontend.
Then the same happens if I try with apt-get -f dist-upgrade (-f is needed
by apt-get, and the same happens with LANG=C).
As a result, the upgrade (here: of package libc6) cannot be done.
Messages after the kill are:
---
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.13-18_i386.deb
(--unpack):
subprocess new pre-installation script kill by signal (Terminated)
configured to not write apport reports
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.13-18_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
---
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 6.0.2
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages debconf depends on:
ii perl-base 5.12.4-4 minimal Perl system
Versions of packages debconf recommends:
ii apt-utils 0.8.10.3+squeeze1 APT utility programs
ii debconf-i18n 1.5.36.1 full internationalization support
Versions of packages debconf suggests:
pn debconf-doc <none> (no description available)
pn debconf-utils <none> (no description available)
pn libgtk2-perl <none> (no description available)
pn libnet-ldap-perl <none> (no description available)
ii libqtcore4-perl 4.5~~svn1145508-2 perl bindings for the Qt Core libr
ii libqtgui4-perl 4.5~~svn1145508-2 perl bindings for the Qt Gui libra
pn libterm-readline-gnu-p <none> (no description available)
pn perl <none> (no description available)
ii whiptail 0.52.11-1 Displays user-friendly dialog boxe
-- debconf information:
debconf-apt-progress/preparing:
debconf/frontend: Dialog
debconf-apt-progress/title:
debconf/priority: high
debconf-apt-progress/info:
debconf-apt-progress/media-change:
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