Christian Hudon: > I hit a <ahem> small problem while installing packages from > Incoming... Bash now dumps core on startup. And one of the interesting side > effects of this is that I can't install/remove packages anymore: > The bash install failed because I didn't have libreadlineg2 installed. Then > at some point in the middle (can't more precise, I can't scroll back far > enough) all the prerm's started dumping core when invoked.
FWIW, I hit the same problem yesterday. I was only trying to install 3 packages, the new bash, libreadlineg2 and libreadlineg2-dev. Dpkg didn't want to let me remove libreadline2 so I could replace it with libreadlineg2, so I did a --force-depends and managed to trash my system. I found the fix easy - copy an older version of bash over via a nfs link and then downgrade the packages. I've tried to reproduce my problems of last night again, so I can show the actual error messages. Here we go.. First the obvious thing, which of course doesn't work.. [EMAIL PROTECTED] /tmp>dpkg -i bash_2.01-0.1_i386.deb dpkg: regarding bash_2.01-0.1_i386.deb containing bash, pre-dependency problem: bash pre-depends on libreadlineg2 (>= 2.1-2.1) dpkg: error processing bash_2.01-0.1_i386.deb (--install): pre-dependency problem - not installing bash Errors were encountered while processing: So I tried to install that library: [EMAIL PROTECTED] /tmp>dpkg -i libreadlineg2_2.1-2.1_i386.deb Selecting previously deselected package libreadlineg2. dpkg: regarding libreadlineg2_2.1-2.1_i386.deb containing libreadlineg2: libreadlineg2 conflicts with libreadline2 (<< 2.1-2.1) libreadline2 (version 2.1-2) is installed. dpkg: error processing libreadlineg2_2.1-2.1_i386.deb (--install): conflicting packages - not installing libreadlineg2 Errors were encountered while processing: libreadlineg2_2.1-2.1_i386.deb So then tried to install the library and bash at the same time (along with the libreadline -dev package): [EMAIL PROTECTED] /tmp>dpkg -i libreadlineg*.deb bash*.deb (Reading database ... 35086 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace libreadlineg2-dev 2.1-2.1 (using libreadlineg2-dev_2.1-2.1_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libreadlineg2-dev ... dpkg: considering removing libreadline2 in favour of libreadlineg2 ... dpkg: no, cannot remove libreadline2 (--auto-deconfigure will help): bash pre-depends on libreadline2 (>= 2.1) libreadline2 is to be removed. dpkg: regarding libreadlineg2_2.1-2.1_i386.deb containing libreadlineg2: libreadlineg2 conflicts with libreadline2 (<< 2.1-2.1) libreadline2 (version 2.1-2) is installed. dpkg: error processing libreadlineg2_2.1-2.1_i386.deb (--install): conflicting packages - not installing libreadlineg2 dpkg: regarding bash_2.01-0.1_i386.deb containing bash, pre-dependency problem: bash pre-depends on libreadlineg2 (>= 2.1-2.1) libreadline2 is to be removed. dpkg: regarding libreadlineg2_2.1-2.1_i386.deb containing libreadlineg2: libreadlineg2 conflicts with libreadline2 (<< 2.1-2.1) libreadline2 (version 2.1-2) is installed. dpkg: error processing libreadlineg2_2.1-2.1_i386.deb (--install): conflicting packages - not installing libreadlineg2 dpkg: regarding bash_2.01-0.1_i386.deb containing bash, pre-dependency problem: bash pre-depends on libreadlineg2 (>= 2.1-2.1) dpkg: error processing bash_2.01-0.1_i386.deb (--install): pre-dependency problem - not installing bash dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libreadlineg2-dev: libreadlineg2-dev depends on libreadlineg2 (= 2.1-2.1); however: Package libreadlineg2 is not installed. dpkg: error processing libreadlineg2-dev (--install): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Errors were encountered while processing: libreadlineg2_2.1-2.1_i386.deb bash_2.01-0.1_i386.deb libreadlineg2-dev At this point, no harm has been done, but I'm stuck... I can't see any way to make it install bash and the libreadlineg2 package. So I start forcing things, and immediatly break my system: [EMAIL PROTECTED] /tmp>dpkg --force-depends -i bash_2.01-0.1_i386.deb dpkg: regarding bash_2.01-0.1_i386.deb containing bash, pre-dependency problem: bash pre-depends on libreadlineg2 (>= 2.1-2.1) dpkg: warning - ignoring pre-dependency problem ! (Reading database ... 35086 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace bash 2.0-3 (using bash_2.01-0.1_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement bash ... dpkg: bash: dependency problems, but configuring anyway as you request: bash depends on libreadlineg2 (>= 2.1-2.1); however: Package libreadlineg2 is not installed. Setting up bash (2.01-0.1) ... sh: error in loading shared libraries : undefined symbol: tilde_expansion_preexpansion_hook dpkg: error processing bash (--install): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 127 Errors were encountered while processing: bash [EMAIL PROTECTED] /tmp>bash bash: error in loading shared libraries : undefined symbol: tilde_expansion_preexpansion_hook Fixing the problem: [EMAIL PROTECTED] /tmp>cp bash /bin/bash [EMAIL PROTECTED] /tmp>bash bash-2.00# exit [EMAIL PROTECTED] /tmp>dpkg -C The following packages have been unpacked but not yet configured. They must be configured using dpkg --configure or the configure menu option in dselect for them to work: ddd The Data Display Debugger, a graphical frontend forGDB. libreadlineg2-dev GNU readline and history libraries, development files.[l libgdbmg1-dev GNU dbm database routines (development files) [libc6vers lftp Sophisticated command-line FTP client programs The following packages are only half configured, probably due to problems configuring them the first time. The configuration should be retried using dpkg --configure <package> or the configure menu option in dselect: bash The GNU Bourne Again SHell [EMAIL PROTECTED] /tmp>dpkg -i /var/mirror/debian/hamm/hamm/binary/base/bash_2.0-3.deb (Reading database ... 35089 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace bash 2.01-0.1 (using .../binary/base/bash_2.0-3.deb) ... Unpacking replacement bash ... Setting up bash (2.0-3) ... I have now figured out how to make it work, though: dpkg --force-depends -i bash.deb libreadlineg2.deb This seems to work ok, but is dselect going to know how to do it? I don't think so. -- see shy jo I've been on vacation - sorry for any delay in this email. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
